Couldn't finish. Too annoying ( )

I registered this book at BookCrossing.com!
http://www.BookCrossing.com/journal/14219228

This is one of the fluffiest things I've read in a long while. I did not realize what it was, really, when I took it. It makes sense that it has been made into a film because it reads that way. A basic simple plot, not very long. You wouldn't even have to leave anything out.

On the back it calls Mayle "the world's foremost literary escape artist". I am guessing that that means he writes about places that we might want to escape to and has mild experiences that we might like to have, too.

There is a lot of emphasis on what the characters eat and drink. I think I would not feel well after drinking so much wine and eating so much heavy food. Of course we all know that the French generally eat a lot less of these foods and that's why they aren't all fat. And they tend to be more active in general. In this story the characters really seem to overload on everything.

The story is about a young man who goes to France because he inherited property with wine grapes and a large house. As he goes about repairing what was not maintained well, he meets locals and even hosts a surprise guest for a while. In a way it's like a travel journal. There is a bit of a setback, a crisis of sorts, that has to be resolved, but overall the book is just fluffy.

It's clearly not the type book I like to read and I will be wary about picking up anything similar in the future. ( )

Short, feel good, well constructed and full of Southern French culture. Really lovely, would read more of these. ( )

I enjoyed this book. It was a lighthearted summer read. ( )

Tre stelle perché nonostante la trama sia scorrevole la fine risulta un po' troppo affrettata.
Consigliato: ni... proverò a vedere il film. ( )