graywacke's review against another edition
fast-paced
2.5
Poirier‘s fact-dump on post-war Paris - 1945-1949 - is more like a biography on Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre, but without getting too close. It‘s so fact dense, that it practically lacks a narrative. Unfortunately, it‘s compromised on audio by a terrible effort that make no distinction of tone or subject changes. It becomes monotonous facts. They‘re deadening at their worst, but hit strides of fascination. My last audiobook for 2022.
bigcitydreamer's review against another edition
4.0
A witty, gossipy (in a good way), well-researched history of Paris from 1940-1950. A great introduction for someone who didn't know too much about it before, and a great nostalgia trip in a time when few can travel to Paris.
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