Not bad, but not good, either. This book was an instructional memoir on how to change your life by a woman who saved her pennies, quit her ad job, and planned to live abroad for a year. She met a man in Paris the first week, and ended up with him, in Paris, where she became an artist. It's a nice story, but I felt like it was a book that, if she was my friend, I would have encouraged and read to be supportive. As a complete stranger to me, I just didn't care. Her story was nice, but I easily shrugged my shoulders and put it down. I love memoirs, and I love France, so this book was right up my alley. I didn't know when I started the book that there would also be a sizeable section at the beginning of the book on uncluttering, which is also something I love. The author starts paring down her possessions in preparation for quitting her day job and having an adventure. Happily, reading that section coincided with my husband being out of town, so I was free to let the inspiration of the book spur me to pull everything out of our closets and start organizing. This delayed my reading the rest of the book for a couple of days, but was nevertheless a good thing.After getting our little house in better shape, I could read the rest of the Parisian story and enjoy the author's adventures in getting to know the city of Paris and her new Polish/French boyfriend. Loved hearing about her visits to some of my favorite places (like Shakespeare and Co) and the good food she finds. I can tell that I'll enjoy looking at MacLeod's blog online, and hearing more about her as time goes on...
What do You think about Paris Letters (2014)?
I think I wouldn't mind subscribing to getting these painted letters from Paris each month.
—Lisaa
Brilliant, page turner, made me want to go home and totally declutter my house!
—Darryllackey
