After reading two sizable ebooks I took a breather and tackled this short story;
Rendevous, Place saint-Michel By Felipe Adan Lerma
This is a short story about an
American (Texan) Grand-father who takes his grandchildren for a walk one night along
the streets of Paris. His grandson wants to photograph Paris at night and his two
cousins come along for the excitement. What I liked about the story is the
author’s description of Paris by night, and the rather sweet story of his granddaughter
experiencing her first kiss.
The author describes this book as
a short stand-alone story, but it also forms part of another book; Slumming it
in Paris. I might have agreed if it was altered a little. We’re introduced to a
bewildering seven characters but only four take parts in the story. The
language the Author uses might be common in Texas but I found words such as ‘Kinda’
and ‘gonna’ sat uncomfortably with more poetic language like ‘Her eyes caressed
a smile.’ I think this makes a much better chapter than a short story.
I give it 3 stars.
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