The Art of French Kissing (Little Black Dress) [Import] [Paperback]

Kristin Harmel (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Little Black Dress (February 7, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0755338286
• ISBN-13: 978-0755338283
• Product Dimensions: 4.4 x 0.8 x 7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,250,964 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Chick lit without humor or depth, June 3, 2008

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Kathy Kaiser - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Art of French Kissing (Paperback)

I love chick lit. And I plow through a lot of it. There are some wonderful, hilarious, touching, and memorable "chick lit" novels on the market, but this just isn't one of them. It's fine, but not brilliant. The characters are relatively likeable, but not thoroughly memorable. Unfortunately, the story is mediocre, with the "surprise" at the end wholly unsurprising. Harmel's descriptions of Paris are well-done, however. I enjoyed all the inside scoop on restaurants, historical points of interest, and vivid settings in which to indulge if I ever visit. But a travel guide does not a novel make. Harmel is almost preachy at the end of the book and doesn't trust the intelligence of her readers to figure out what her main character learns about herself. I was almost insulted by the "About the Author" page at the end in which she has to explain the moral of the story to the reader. I wish I liked this more. There aren't enough fun and funny chick lit novels out there. Maybe Harmel can do better next time.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars It's really awful...really, November 13, 2010

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This review is from: The Art of French Kissing (Kindle Edition)

The story would appeal to anyone who enjoys watching TeenNick. Writing not worthy of a middle school student. Use of repeated phrases (he drove away "without looking back" and crying described as "tears pricking the backs of my eyes" used at least 3 times each) and cliches ("I thought I would die", "I sank to the ground", "she stopped dead in her tracks", "I swallowed hard", "waiting for the other shoe to drop") actually add life to the rest of the mundane writing. The word 'really' creeps into most conversations and descriptions: "I'm really sorry." "I really like working with you," "It was really warm," "it was not really my problem." Lastly, most descriptions are limited to clothes, locations, and name dropping. If you are not familar with Orlando or Paris, do not expect to get any sense of them from this book. Orlando is nothing more than Isleworth, home of Tiger Woods; Thornton Park,a place with a restaurant that is "nicer than Ruth Chris"; and Winter Park. Paris is little more than the Eiffel Tower and the Louve where you can eat crepes, chicken cordon bleu, and other French sounding food while drinking French wine of course.

If you enjoy good writing, do not buy this book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't put it down!, February 18, 2009

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Stefani "Stefani" (NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Art of French Kissing (Paperback)

I bought this book to read on vacation and I couldn't put it down! And when I was done, I wanted to read it a second time! It's a cute story that made me laugh out loud. Definitely a good "girly" read.