Customer Reviews:
 Gertrude Stein's Paris October 21, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is a quick read about Ms. Stein's time in Paris, but was quite informative and enjoyable.
 Vague January 3, 2008
3 out of 9 found this review helpful
I expected to be able to sense and feel somewhat the Paris of Stein's time. The writing is so poor grammatically that one wonders how it was published.
Rambling, with little focus, it was a disappointment. Perhaps I didn't find the nuances that were intended to engage the reader.
That's Gertrude! September 21, 2005
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
Paris France is filled with nuggets of Ms. Stein's idea of "common sense". She makes no apology for her abrupt and take charge way of communicating, nor does she apologize for her feelings of superiority of intellect. The book begins with her first memories of Paris at age 4, and continues through 1940. The culture, food and fashion of Paris are summed up by Ms. Stein in one word....civilization. The French, says Ms. Stein, will "leave you inside of you completely to yourself". That, she suggests, is why so many artists chose to make Paris their home. Many friends are mentioned and often quoted in the book....Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Picasso, Juan Gris, and of course, her life companion, Alice B. Toklas.
If you like Stein, you'll like this book. It's funny, thought-provoking, and totally in your face!
 The City September 5, 2002
14 out of 28 found this review helpful
turned outward to the greatest city in the world instead of inward to her own rhythms, this is Stein's best book.
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