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Paris to the Moon
Paris to the Moon | Adam Gopnik
Paris. The name alone conjures images of chestnut-lined boulevards, sidewalk cafs, breathtaking faades around every corner--in short, an exquisite romanticism that has captured the American imagination for as long as there have been Americans. In 1995, Adam Gopnik, his wife, and their infant son left the familiar comforts and hassles of New York City for the urbane glamour of the City of Light. Gopnik is a longtime New Yorker writer, and the magazine has sent its writers to Paris for decades--but his was above all a personal pilgrimage to the place that had for so long been the undisputed capital of everything cultural and beautiful. It was also the opportunity to raise a child who would know what it was to romp in the Luxembourg Gardens, to enjoy a croque monsieur in a Left Bank caf--a child (and perhaps a father, too) who would have a grasp of that Parisian sense of style we Americans find so elusive. So, in the grand tradition of the American abroad, Gopnik walked the paths of the Tuileries, enjoyed philosophical discussions at his local bistro, wrote as violet twilight fell on the arrondissements. Of course, as readers of Gopnik's beloved and award-winning "Paris Journals" in The New Yorker know, there was also the matter of raising a child and carrying on with day-to-day, not-so-fabled life. Evenings with French intellectuals preceded middle-of-the-night baby feedings; afternoons were filled with trips to the Muse d'Orsay and pinball games; weekday leftovers were eaten while three-star chefs debated a "culinary crisis." As Gopnik describes in this funny and tender book, the dual processes of navigating a foreign city and becoming a parent are not completely dissimilar journeys--both hold new routines, new languages, a new set of rules by which everyday life is lived. With singular wit and insight, Gopnik weaves the magical with the mundane in a wholly delightful, often hilarious look at what it was to be an American family man in Paris at the end of the twentieth century. "We went to Paris for a sentimental reeducation-I did anyway-even though the sentiments we were instructed in were not the ones we were expecting to learn, which I believe is why they call it an education."
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Cuilin
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Who wants to run away and live in Paris for a bit?

#NewYearNewBooks #MoonOnCover

RebL 🙋🏻‍♀️ 10mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Me 🙋🏻‍♀️ 10mo
lynneamch Yes, please. Time for a reread. 10mo
Eggs Moi!! 10mo
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LeslieO
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I crushed my Goodreads goal of 50 books. Thanks to being laid off at the start of the pandemic I read 64 (might get to 65). I also set book challenges for myself. One was to read 5 nonfiction. Crushed it also! Read 14. Many pictured here. #readinggoals #bookgoals #readingchallenge

LeahBergen That‘s awesome! 4y
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Lcsmcat
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BkClubCare Interesting- a friend just today rec‘d this to me. 4y
Lcsmcat @BkClubCare I hope you enjoy it! 4y
BkClubCare I had never heard of it - I mean, it‘s not a recent book. So here‘s TWICE in less than half a day! 4y
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Lcsmcat @BkClubCare It must be a sign. 😀 4y
Leftcoastzen I read it years ago, it was a gift from a friend, very good! 4y
OriginalCyn620 📚🌙📚 4y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I‘ve never heard of it either!! 4y
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LeslieO
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Found my #buzzword. It‘s by far the most popular word in my collection. I‘m pretty sure these are the ones I haven‘t read yet. #buzzwordbookathon

Clwojick I read Paris By The Book earlier this year, and quite enjoyed it. Interested to see what you think of it. 🤍 5y
hes7 Ooh, good choice! I haven‘t read any of these, so I‘m excited to see what you think. 5y
LeslieO @Clwojick @hes7 I can‘t wait to get immersed in Paris. Thanks for the challenge! 5y
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Eggs I read/liked Paris Apartment and Paris Secret ! This book refers to the same apartment (edited) 5y
LeslieO @Eggs Oh! I saw they were both about apartments but didn‘t realize it‘s the same one. Fun! 5y
BookishMe Oh yes, Paris is another popular word on my TBR too 5y
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Lcsmcat
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This is the closest I can get to #moonlight from my shelves. #fallisbooked @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620

OriginalCyn620 Pretty cover! 5y
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lauralovesbooks1
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Some of the essays felt a little dated (references to fax machines and the Ken Starr report just don't have the same impact), but I still enjoyed this collection about a family that has left New York for Paris.

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TheKidUpstairs
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A couple of #celestial titles from my shelves.

#riotgrams

Lcsmcat I loved Paris to the Moon! The taxidermy shop - oh my! 7y
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Lcsmcat
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There's lots of walking, and the Moon is in the title. So does this count for #walkingonthemoon ? #rockinmay @Cinfhen

Cinfhen Absolutely🌝🌝🌝 7y
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smilingshelves
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Not a hundred percent #blackandwhitecover, but as close as I could get. Travel narratives are one of my favorite genres. This was one of the many books that made me fall in love with Paris. #maybookflowers
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Jess_Read_This I love that genre too! 💕📚💕 8y
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Dragon
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#wishiwasthere #booktober. France 🇫🇷, three from my tbr

britt_brooke Take me with you! 😁👌🏻 8y
RealLifeReading Oooh Paris! 8y
Dragon Thanks @britt_brooke , I'm buying lottery tickets 😀 8y
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Dragon I bet Paris is wonderful @RealLifeReading 8y
britt_brooke @RealLifeReading @Dragon Paris is amazing. Hope to go back one day! 8y
Lynnsoprano Little Paris Bookshop is on my shelf, calling to me. 8y
Dragon The cover @Lynnsoprano is so enticing and is one of the reasons I bought Little Paris Bookshop. Just waiting for the perfect time to read it . 8y
Autumnscribe The Little Paris Bookshop is quite good, but the characters...the characters are amazing...peopl@I would really like to meet irl (in real life). 8y
Dragon Thanks @Autumnscribe sounds encouraging 😀 8y
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LadyLitLawyer
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Paris wanderlust during lunch! 🐩

Laura317 Sounds delightful! Is it? 8y
Jess_Read_This I just tried the pear and peach flavored La Croix this week and really liked it! 8y
LadyLitLawyer @Jess_Read_This it's one of my faves along with the cranberry 8y
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