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Two Lipsticks and a Lover

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This book was very well-researched and written and I enjoyed it tremendously; however,last week I received a copy <<All You Need to Be Impossibly French>> by the same authorAll You Need to Be Impossibly French: A Witty Investigation into the Lives, Lusts, and Little Secrets of French Women As I sat down to read the book, much to my astonishment and disappointment, I quickly discovered that I had already read this book under the title <<Two Lipsticks and a Lover>>. While I truly enjoyed <<Two Lipsticks>> I found this to be somewhat disconcerting. Evidently this same text has been published by two different publishers with two different titles.

I did enjoy the text when I read it the first time under the title <<Two Lipsticks. . .>> so yes I do recommend the book even with two different titles.

Sheesh... I've been living in Paris for about 7 months and got this book from another ex-pat. I thought it would be fun. I think it was really an excuse for the author to meet well known French women and get into exclusive/expensive stores. I found most of it to be pat, over generalized, contradictory and highly stereo-typed. The book describes a small percentage of French women, primarily the elite, but not necessarily. The average french woman is not as different as the book would have you believe. Yes, there are some truths in there: you will rarely see any french people, male or female, wearing sneakers unless they are on their way to or from some form of exercise. Yes, you will rarely see clinically overweight people, male or female. I think the author should have focused more on her own experiences and generalized a lot less. Peter Mayle did a much better job on this and his books are much more enjoyable.

Nothing new. The book is just okay. Not as amusing as I thought it would be. Enjoyed Paris to the Moon a lot more.