Customer Reviews

Je Parler Francais (French Language Edition)

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(1)
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2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

Don't give the book low marks just because you didn't do your research. It's pretty obvious that the book is a French version of "Me Talk Pretty"... Je Parler Francais translates into what?

If you can read/understand French, and haven't read the English version yet, you'll enjoy this book.

Without reading far into this book, it's easy to see that it is the French language edition of "Me Talk Pretty One Day". A few things get lost in the translation, but if you speak French, it's a great read.

This is not a 2 star book. Don't rate the book poorly because you didn't make the connection.

It's just as fabulous as "Me Talk Pretty One Day" and it's in french.

I'm guessing that this book is as hilarious as his past work but I don't know because it is in FRENCH!!! I wish it would have said somewhere on the information page before I spent my money. No review here, just a warning. For those that do parle francais...how was it?

I was recommended this book by the website, probably based on past high ratings of Mr. Sedaris' books. These ratings include Me Talk Pretty One Day- The book's description should say somewhere that the book is not in English......and that it is the French version of Me Talk Pretty One Day. I am very disappointed - I was looking forward to a evening of new material from one of my favorite authors.

I took French in High School but I can't read this. And I didn't know it was in Frnch. The title seemed like the logical next step in his life. no where did it say it was in french and not English. Big dissapointment.

I thought this was a new book about Sedaris's further hilarious struggles with the French language, so I bought one copy for myself and another for my dad. Guess what? It's the French translation of "Me Talk Pretty One Day". I hope I can return them.

Thanks reviewers. I was getting all excited about him having another book out, too. He has so many fans. I sure wish he'd put out another book soon.

This is definitely a let-down and a product of bad advertising. But the cover is amazing, and I bought it because I speak French. It's actually a little different from "me talk pretty one day" -- there are more french inside jokes. If you are bilingual, it's worth the buy. But if you think it's a new David Sedaris book, don't be fooled.

FYI, to the reviewer who so hastily tried to make the other reviewers feel bad, "Je Parler Francais" means "I speak French" not "I talk pretty one day" (It is actually gramatically incorrect in french -- should be "je parle francais")

so maybe you should get your facts straight.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who waited excitedly for this book only to discover that it was in French! Why is it even advertised in English?