Paris, I Love You but You're Bringing Me Down
by Rosecrans Baldwin
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90%
Critic Reviews: 10
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Reader Ratings: 90
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Synopsis
A fresh, exhilarating take on one of the world’s most popular topics—Paris, the City of Light!—by an acclaimed young novelistA self-described Francophile from when he was little, Rosecrans Baldwin always dreamed of living in Paris—drinking le café, eating les croissants, walking in les jardins—so when an opportunity presented itself to work for an advertising agency in Paris, he couldn’t turn it down. Despite the fact that he had no experience in advertising.... more
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- All Critics: 10
- Positive: 9
- Negative: 1
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Boston.com | 20 May 2012
“Paris I Love You” is full of a kind of traveler’s wisdom.
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The Wall Street Journal | 30 Apr 2012
Mr. Baldwin's descriptive gifts are so good that it is hard not to wish that he had saved up a little money, quit his advertising gig and simply gone out into the city more, wandering the streets like a flâneur...
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Open Letters Monthly
All the novelist’s tools are used here in the service of non-fiction, and used superbly.
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Flavorpill
His prose is fluid, well-observed, quite funny, and allows you to live vicariously from far, far away.
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Newsday | 10 May 2012
Otherwise, the book is a light read, sweet and airy as a meringue.
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Kirkus Reviews | 15 Feb 2012
Great fun and surprisingly touching.
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Artvoice | 14 Jun 2012
The text is filled with pocket-sized prose hors d’oeuvre, fine little bits of fioritura that are a real delight to read...
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Seattle Times | 22 Apr 2012
Ultimately, Baldwin moves past the cliché, but just barely.
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BookPage | 1 May 2012
In his funny and candid memoir, Paris, I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down, Baldwin learns that life in the City of Light isn't all croissants and berets.
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