Je Parler Francais (French Language Edition)

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Summary: Oh please!
Review: Don't give the book low marks just because you didn't do your research. It's pretty obvious that the book is a French version of "Me Talk Pretty"... Je Parler Francais translates into what?

If you can read/understand French, and haven't read the English version yet, you'll enjoy this book.

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Summary: I was going to use it for my ESL class...
Review: I am incredibly frustrated to have anticipated this book, to have ordered it to be sent to my parents' house in Missouri, and to have had my mother ship it to me in Paris, where I live, only to find that it is a French translation. I should have paid more attention to the publisher, but ... everyone thought it was a new book! Bad advertising, fellas.

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Summary: Me Buy Deux Copies Of French Version of Book Me Deja Have!
Review: I thought this was a new book about Sedaris's further hilarious struggles with the French language, so I bought one copy for myself and another for my dad. Guess what? It's the French translation of "Me Talk Pretty One Day". I hope I can return them.

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Summary: Poor Advertising!
Review: I'm glad I'm not the only one who waited excitedly for this book only to discover that it was in French! Why is it even advertised in English?

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Summary: Thanks for the warning.
Review: Thanks reviewers. I was getting all excited about him having another book out, too. He has so many fans. I sure wish he'd put out another book soon.

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Summary: Nothing lost in translation
Review: This is definitely a let-down and a product of bad advertising. But the cover is amazing, and I bought it because I speak French. It's actually a little different from "me talk pretty one day" -- there are more french inside jokes. If you are bilingual, it's worth the buy. But if you think it's a new David Sedaris book, don't be fooled.

FYI, to the reviewer who so hastily tried to make the other reviewers feel bad, "Je Parler Francais" means "I speak French" not "I talk pretty one day" (It is actually gramatically incorrect in french -- should be "je parle francais")

so maybe you should get your facts straight.



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Summary: French?
Review: Without reading far into this book, it's easy to see that it is the French language edition of "Me Talk Pretty One Day". A few things get lost in the translation, but if you speak French, it's a great read.