Scan barcode
thetonipages's review against another edition
3.5
So fun and witty. American, French and British characters meet at a bougie French ski resort. Hijinks, affairs and cultural clashes ensue. This wasn’t my favorite of hers but I love this niche genre of humorous stories of Americans in France.
cris136's review against another edition
1.0
I didn't get the point of this book. I read Le Divorce and liked it (granted, a while ago...maybe I didn't like it as much as I remember?) so I figured I'd like this book by Diane Johnson. But with a title as steamy as L'Affaire, you'd think it would be more interesting, not just a drawn-out, boring look at American and European cultures/people. It wasn't even so much about English and French inheritance laws like the jacket says. I thought it would at least be a funny look at these cultural differences but I didn't find it very humorous. And I found it extremely annoying that the POV changed from one character to another in a matter of sentences. Unfortunately, I can't stop reading a book once I've started.
flogigyahoo's review against another edition
4.0
Diane Johnson is a wonderful writer and I will read anything she writes. Her sense of humor is apparent on every page. And she's full of surprises. Her artistry is so smooth, one hardly feels she's writing. This is a good book. I recommend it highly.
cleahar's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
More...