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“To slowly, slowly give in to the inevitability of adulthood in the hopes that I will age as gracefully as Paris has.”

French Milk by Lucy Knisley

February 18, 2025 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

First, a word on ratings and expectations. French Milk is by my quick count my third Lucy Knisley book (I read Relish way back in 2016 and An Age of License in 2018). So, when I decided to restart my Knisley experience I figured might as well go back to the beginning with her 2007 book French Milk thinking I knew what to expect having read books previously from the author about her mom, food, and travel and this book combines those in Paris. I […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Cooking/Food, Non-Fiction Tagged With: coming-of-age, France, french milk, graphic memoir, Lucy Knisley, read harder challenge, travelogue

faintingviolet's CBR17 Review No:5 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Cooking/Food, Non-Fiction · Tags: coming-of-age, France, french milk, graphic memoir, Lucy Knisley, read harder challenge, travelogue ·
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A travelogue to Paris in comic form.

January 28, 2016 by narfna 2 Comments

I’ve been a fan of Lucy Knisley’s since probably around 2007, actually, which is when she published this travelogue of her time in Paris with her mother, when both of them were celebrating special birthdays. Lucy was turning twenty-two, just on the verge of graduating from college, and her mother was turning fifty. They spent five weeks living in a tiny Parisian apartment, going to see museums, and eating mounds and mounds of French food. Honestly, I don’t even remember where or how I found […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: #memoir, french milk, graphic memoir, Lucy Knisley, narfna, Non-Fiction, paris, travelogue

narfna's CBR8 Review No:17 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: #memoir, french milk, graphic memoir, Lucy Knisley, narfna, Non-Fiction, paris, travelogue ·
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