The Dud Avocado

A fun first person narrative novel about the exploits of a young American woman in France in the 1950's. She is a bit of a party girl, but she is clear eyed about herself, if not about others.

~4, maybe closer to 5, stars for being a pleasure to read. This book was written in 1958, but feels like it could be a Parker Posey movie today. Includes parties, martinis, avocados, some dark turns, and best of all, unexpected yet positive librarian portrayal.

I hoped for more from this book, but I did enjoy it. Sometimes it felt simply like a recounting of things that happened and I couldn't get too interested or involved.

I just loved this book. Sally Jay Gorce is such a spaz - and so relatable. She is utterly unapologetic about wanting to live life to its fullest - but not so proud to admit when she's gone too far. This is one of the best books I have read in a long while. So many crazy things keep happeneing to the main character, but she is so nutty, it just seems to fit.