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3.0�toiles sur 5 Losing steam, but still worth reading, Juil 9 2004

Par	Virginia Allain "retired librarian" (Poinciana, FL) - Voir tous mes commentaires

This review is from: Encore Provence: New Adventures in the South of France (Paperback)

I loved his first book, but this one seems less fresh or maybe it is me, the reader, that brings a less fresh response. Still I found enjoyment in many descriptions of local characters or delightful meals. Other passages dragged a little, dwelling on insider stories that I couldn't always follow.

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3.0�toiles sur 5 Not as good as the first!, Mai 17 2004

Par	snowblaze (Houston, TX USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires

This review is from: Encore Provence: New Adventures in the South of France (Paperback)

The first Provence book captivated. This one merely reports.

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3.0�toiles sur 5 Running out of steam. . ., Mai 5 2004

Par	J. Marren "jtm497" (Glen Ridge, NJ USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Encore Provence (Hardcover)

"Encore" is the third of Mayle's Provence books, and he's definitely running out of material. This book is much more a collection of essays than "Toujours," and indeed Mayle might be better off publishing similar future work this way. I can envision the chapters of this book appearing as articles in The New Yorker, but I found a whole book a little tedious. Some chapters are fascinating still--I particularly liked "How to Be a Nose," about a school for the blind that trains students to work in the perfume industry, or the chapter on olive oil, "Discovering Oil." Much less interesting is the chapter on the NY restaurant critic, which turns into a guidebook on special shops to buy gourmet items. Mayle is also quite defensive about the criticism he's received that his books have turned the region into a tourist destination, and his final chapter maintains all is as before "A Year in Provence." Maybe true, for a wealthy British writer before real estate prices soared!

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3.0�toiles sur 5 I Love Peter Mayle, but this was a little thin
I read this on my trip to Provance. I loved his first two books, but this time, I felt as though he was just trying to fill a third book. Read more

Publi� le Juil 7 2003 par Jeanne R. Sainati

3.0�toiles sur 5 Amusing yet falls short of the mark
Another success in non-fiction, "Encore Provence" is agile and amusing (aren't all of Mayle's works?). Read more

Publi� le Mai 20 2003 par book yeti

4.0�toiles sur 5 More! More!
Once again reading Peter Mayle is the next best thing to actually being there. Most of the book covers brand new territory in the South of France including the perfect corkscrew,... Read more

Publi� le Sep 8 2002 par Brett Benner

4.0�toiles sur 5 A Fun and Informative Return Trip
There is, as several readers have indicated, some falling-off in <Encore> when compared with Mayle's ealier effort, <A Year in Provence>. Read more

Publi� le Avril 1 2002 par Bruce Kendall

3.0�toiles sur 5 Not the best in the series but still entertaining
Mayle covers Provence again with a third book. This is, I think, the weakest of the three, if only because Mayle is starting to run out of anecdotes. Read more

Publi� le Janv. 31 2002 par Kevin W. Parker

3.0�toiles sur 5 A third helping
I am a big fan of Peter Mayle's writings on this brilliant region of Southern France. As a backpacker a couple of years ago, I travelled through France extensively, and have a... Read more

Publi� le Nov. 21 2001

3.0�toiles sur 5 A modest, fun travel book
Not as good as the first book, "A Year in Provence." The charm that covered every page of the original is spread much too thinly in this one. Read more

Publi� le Mai 7 2001 par D. Wolf

3.0�toiles sur 5 More travelogue, less character portraits
I have read Mayle's other "Provence" books, and was absolutely charmed by them, wanting to book a flight to the south of France immediately. Read more

Publi� le Mars 22 2001 par Gwyneth Calvetti

4.0�toiles sur 5 Great prep for Provence travel
This third installment isn't a departure from the previous books, but rather enhances the Provence mystique. Read more

Publi� le Mars 16 2001 par K. Baldwin

5.0�toiles sur 5 L' Petit donna, the lady, vraiment
This is the most funniest book I ever read in a very long time. On my Christmas break, I spent a lot of time reading this book. Read more

Publi� le F�v 22 2001

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