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Chargement... Confessions of a Paris Potty Trainerpar Vicki Lesage
   Aucun Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre.  Lin_K | Mar 31, 2020 |   I love Vicki's humorous writing style. She writes those things we are all thinking and in such a funny way. I want to hear more about her beautiful family! (  ) dms12880 | Nov 29, 2018 | In Confessions of a Paris Potty Trainer my friend Vicki is a new Mum (I say friend because that’s how her writing style makes you feel). She has matured, the partying is restricted due to two pregnancies but she is still lots of fun. Because Vicki is a nerd and a bit of a perfectionist who prides herself on making detailed lists and being organised you’d think she would be able to sail through the difficulties of motherhood. Not so for Vicki. When it all goes amiss the result is a very funny book book. Fortunately Vicki has the ability to laugh at herself and the mishaps that go on around her. As with the first book her view of life in Paris as an American expat begins with typical Vicki Lesage humour describing her five month pregnancy check by a French midwife and carrying on from where her first book Confessions of a Paris Party Girl leaves off. In this book she links to tales she told in her first book; just enough for readers who have not read it but without over doing it for those who are familiar with her party and romantic escapades. Confessions of a Paris Potty Trainer is fun, witty, honest, with a dash of sarcasm, and very readable. Vicki laughs at herself, French bureaucracy, the medical system, Paris apartments, strange people travelling the metro, watching people through her window, the French day care system and much more as she tells us about her marriage, her children and the two difficult pregnancies. While she can laugh at life she has a softer side. It shows in her love for her husband and children and in these situations her stories are charming and delightful. One of the things I always find interesting in Vicki’s writing is her amusing, often tongue in cheek, comparisons between France and other countries especially America. As an Australian I find these comparisons doubly interesting. Sometimes we side with the French (date is written day, month, year in Australia) sometimes with the Americans on the range of quirky differences. She is a skilled writer; in fact, in her blog she gives tips for writing. If you are a budding author check out her “Behind the Scenes: Editing” post. This was the first time I carried my Kindle with me so I could read ‘just a bit more’ at every possible moment. I hope this series of life in Paris will continue as the children grow. ( ) Hostie13 | Jan 30, 2016 | Cette critique a été rédigée pour LibraryThing Member Giveaways. I received the book Confessions of a Paris Potty trainer by Vicki Lesage, through Library Thing. This book is delightful! I enjoyed every word on every page. Vicki is witty as well as smart. Her outlook on life is fantastic. Vicki takes all the horrid, mundane and normal frustrations that life throws at us and makes them something we can laugh about. Even without reading the first book, Confessions of a Paris Party Girl, I didn’t feel lost or left out. Although I will be buying all of her other books as soon as I can, I will tell you that this books stands alone and you don’t need the first to understand or gibe with the second. What I got most out of this book , is that I am not alone with some of the offbeat things I think about other people, whether they are my family or perfect strangers. Humor is the best way to deal with the total bullcrap that some douchebags like to dump on others! This is the way I have always dealt with lifes’ blows and when life blows! I wish I could meet you Vicki, I think we would get along great! So Cheers to Vicki! For taking everyday life and making it very entertaining for the reader. And thank you to Vicki Lesage for all the helpful Mommy tips and cocktail ideas for the sober and the alcohol lovers! ( ) juliehall2015 | Jun 11, 2015 | Confessions of a Paris Potty Trainer is the follow up to Confessions of a Paris Party Girl. This book can actually stand by itself but for a richer experience, I have concluded that it would be great to have read the first book, just to really be able to compare the vast difference between Vicki the party girl and Vicki who is settling down into motherhood. The overall syntax was excellent and there was an easy ebb and flow between down times and comedic episodes. I do think the author, although she did provide translations for most things in the form of footnotes, could have provided a bit more, especially if there are readers who don't know a whole lot of French. This book gave me a massive appreciation of the health care system in France, particularly when it talks about maternity leave and what not. However, since I'm not a fan of really tiny spaces, the moments when the main character spoke about the size of some of the apartments and the costs made me cringe, because I could picture my own disdain about the cramped areas. I found the main characters touching: the most being Vicki's husband. Just the way he handled Vicki's quirks and frustrations made him very lovable. Verdict: 4 out of 5 I recommend this read for those who want a splash of comedy and a visit into coming into motherhood. It helps for any woman who is a new mother to know she isn't alone and that no matter how much you try to keep everything planned, all plans can get thrown out the window when a baby arrives. ( ) NoLabelsUnleashed | May 22, 2015 |
 This was an amazingly funny and descriptive book. I felt totally in tune with Vickis preganacy stories. Being a mother myself, many of the things that happen to Vicki are totally relatable.
#1 Amazon Best-Seller A hilarious story about motherhood in Paris, where not all kids are well-behaved... Former party girl Vicki has traded wine bottles for baby bottles. If she's awake at 3 a.m. it's because of a crying baby, not a wild night out on the town. From mishaps at the maternity ward to writing baby résumés to get her children into daycare, parenting two French kids has really thrown her for a loop. Apparently French women don't get fat, yet Vicki's having a heck of a time losing the baby weight with croissants staring at her from every patisserie. And French kids don't throw food? Hers do! With her ever-patient French husband by her side, can Vicki survive motherhood in the City of Light? Through deadpan humor and sharp observations about daily life, Vicki shares the highs and lows of raising her family in Paris. Fans of Pamela Druckerman's Bringing Up Bébé will be comforted to know that not all French kids are perfect angels, and readers of Jenny McCarthy's Belly Laughs will enjoy the humor in this parenting memoir. As a contributor to Jen Mann's New York Times best-selling I Just Want to Pee Alone series, Vicki doesn't hold anything back when spilling what it's really like raising kids! "Fast-paced and funny... A great read for anyone who wonders what life in France is really like." - Adria J. Cimino, author of Paris, Rue des Martyrs Interview with the Author What was your inspiration to write the American in Paris series? After a few too many drinks, I either turn to storytelling or karaoke. I'm much better at storytelling-or so my friends say! They encouraged me to put my tales to paper, and thus was born my series of memoirs, essentially a collection of funny true stories. OK, so they're technically memoirs. But they seem different than traditional memoirs. How would you categorize them? Most bestselling memoirs are written by celebrities, who already have a huge audience. I had to choose a different angle in order to stand out, so I went for humor. I hope people enjoy my stories, which have been compared to chick lit except they're true! I also talk about my travels, so my books would appeal to anyone who likes travel humor. Confessions of a Paris Party Girl is a funny coming of age memoir, while Confessions of a Paris Potty Trainer falls under parenting humor or pregnancy humor. Yikes, those are practically spoilers! Sorry! Between my French last name and my author bio, I think the cat might already be out of the bag. However, even if you have a rough idea of how it all ends, you have no idea how rough it was getting there until you read my books! There are so many memoirs, especially ones about Paris. Why should I choose yours? It's true, there are some really great Paris memoirs. The fact that I have read (and enjoyed!) so many bestselling memoirs myself makes me think it's a popular genre for a reason. We're always thirsty for another sip of Paris, to travel to Paris through the pages of a book, to fall in love with Paris again! So this book is part of the American in Paris series? Yep! Each book can stand alone, but like fine wine and cheese they go great together. You can read them in any order, though I'd recommend: Book 1: Confessions of a Paris Party Girl Book 2: Confessions of a Paris Potty Trainer Book 3: Christmas Confessions & Cocktails Book 4: Petite Confessions Book 5: Confessions & Cocktails If you enjoy a good laugh and want to see the crazy things that happened to this American girl living in France, you'll enjoy the American in Paris series! Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
Auteur LibraryThingVicki Lesage est un auteur LibraryThing, c'est-à-dire un auteur qui catalogue sa bibliothèque personnelle sur LibraryThing. Discussion en coursAucunCouvertures populaires  
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Once again highly entertaining and hilarious.......even more than the first in my opinion.
Vicki Lesage has a fine knack for comic narrative. The on-going funny moments are thoroughly amusing, and the sarcastic comments had me stitches every time.
Vicki Lesage is an excellent writer. Her tone is easy and casual and her quick witted humour is highly commendable.
Recommended or all who want laugh out loud entertainment. (