French Milk. Finished 7-17-13, rating 3.25, graphic memoir, 193 pages, pub. 2007
Celebrating her mom’s 50th birthday and her own 22nd, Lucy and her mom decided to visit Paris together for a month. They rented an apartment in the fifth arrondissement and started touring the city in January of 2007 and this book is her travel journal. Lucy, attending the Center for Cartoon Studies, showed her skills in this graphic novel.
I was drawn in right away by her humor and the way she told her story. The photographs that were interspersed with the drawings made it feel more personal. I felt like I was on the streets of Paris stopping in cafes and drinking lots of wine and eating lots of cheese and bread. Her quirkiness was refreshing and I love the idea of doing something so fantastic with your mother.
She lost me a little bit about halfway through. She became whiny and it was hard t o feel sympathy for her when she complained of missing home. One month in Paris is such a wonderful gift! I know I am saying that as a 40 something and Lucy had not yet turned 22, so maybe that was the problem. I probably wouldn’t have appreciated it as much at 22 as I would now. After she recovered from that mood the book became more about what they ate and where when I wanted more story.
Overall, this is a short, easy to read travel journal. I think it would be a perfect read for anyone planning to travel there. It’s perfect to get restaurant and shopping ideas., but for me it didn’t deliver enough about her relationship with her mother, and that’s what I was expecting.
This was from my personal library.
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I enjoyed this one too but did wonder about the milk she wrote about. We sure didn’t encounter milk like that when we lived in France.
The only milk we saw was in boxes!
Everyone has liked this so much. I have to try and find it!!
It’s a very quick read!
Looks like an interesting enough story to think about Paris. Love that pic!
Oh, yes, if you want to daydream and plan your trip (imaginary or not) then this is perfect!
I remember this one getting blogger reviews a few years ago.
I think that’s why I picked it up!
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I agree with you about maybe it was her age, but overall, I loved this graphic memoir and it made me want to visit Paris immediately!
Maybe it’s just my mood, LOL, I’m feeling the same way about a girl in a book I’m reading now! Maybe I’m the whiny one.
this really appeals to me, adding it to my wishlist! As you said … perfect for anyone travelling to Paris 🙂
Oh, yes, you must read it before travelling to Paris. You have time 🙂
I think I enjoyed this a little bit more than you did… hope to read her new book, Relish, soon!
Yes, I’m wondering if it’s my mood right now. I’m in a no nonsense, survival mode right now and my tolerance is low!
I wonder if the whining would not have happened if she had been travelling with someone other than her mother!
This book would be interesting and fun.