Comments on: Book Review: A Year In The Merde

By: hyrisha

hyrisha — Tue, 05 May 2009 19:04:35 +0000

anything the auther says is true, I am here and I see things that the author mentions everyday. for sure it is exactly as was described in the book.

By: coolienne

coolienne — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:07:16 +0000

Yyes… this very one.

By: Angelo

Angelo — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:53:04 +0000

@Marzouq

LOL, yes, even the author himself has become more French and started to have an English-French accent if you’ve seen his many interviews.

@Sushi

Do share! Please

@Coolienne

Ahh, you mean the author of “A Year In Provence” and “A Good Year”. Yes, that guy is basically the pioneer of this particular genre. Although, his novels are usually more series than the one here.

@nathaliewithanh

Yes, that would be a great idea if I have enough time and the money

Kudos, on the warning though it would suck if someone wound up buying two versions of the same book.

By: nathaliewithanh

nathaliewithanh — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:18:36 +0000

I read that book on my way back to the States and was hiccuping with uncontrollable bouts of laughters. It is hysterically funny. Perhaps you need to be a bit familiar with the French people to truly get it. The second book was a riot as well, the third one not so much.
Also: BUYER BEWARE: “Merde Actually” and “In the Merde for Love” are exactly the same book with different titles. Imagine my surprise when I got stuck on an 8 hour flight with a book I had actually read a few months prior. Not a good feeling!!!

By: coolienne

coolienne — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:43:06 +0000

How about Peter Mayle ?

By: Sushi

Sushi — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:24:43 +0000

lol sounds interesting. I have a few similar books from British female perspectives. Would be interesting to compare the male point of view to the woman’s in the same context.

By: Marzouq

Marzouq — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 19:49:48 +0000

I liked this book too, he became more French then English. I like his wit and how he just falls for women! lol