There's something quintessentially Parisian about a spiral stairway.. It calls us to explore the space around it, and it's destination. I imagine this library space invites us to be still, and to re-create the stories of the past, or invest time in creating new ones. This July, I want to enjoy sitting in the silent space around other's stories, but also to work in creating my own new stories.
My ambitions for this years Paris in July, include:
Reading
- All the Light We Can Not See - Anthony Doerr
- The Vexations - Caitlin
Watching
- Le Havre (PG), France, Germany 2010. Director - Aki Kaurismaki
- Hunting & Gathering (2007) - Starring Audrey Tuatou, Guillaume Cannet
Enjoying
- Le Tour De France
This might be very ambitions, but I'm keen to try,
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I'll join you watching Le Harve today....and the Tour de France! It will be a flat race from Lannemezan to Pau but that's okay, with this heat the boys need a "rest".! I'm starting Leïla Slimani's trilogy of her family saga. #1 Le Pays des autres.
Wonderful ambitions and I'll look for them! I don't have much of Paris to talk/write about this year but hope to get up at least one post!
All the Lights We Cannot See is an excellent novel. I was totally hooked on it when I read it some years ago.
Good to see you back in Paris.
Oh great ambitions!
I loved Doerr's book, but was a dit disappointed by The Vexations - see here why (spoiler free): https://wordsandpeace.com/2020/12/13/sunday-post-33-12-13-2020/
Hunting and Gathering: I can't remember if I saw the movie, but I so enjoyed the novel, read with one of my students.
I have also been enjoying le Tour de France. French TV is so good at presenting the cultural patrimoine. So I watch it more for the cultural comments and for the landscape than for the race itself. I watch the episodes afterwards on france.tv, so with your mouse you can scroll under the video and choose which minutes to watch.
I too hope to watch some Tour du France but so far I can't make myself get up at 3 am to watch it and I forget to record it so I can watch it later in the day. I also love All the Light We Cannot See. It is one of my favorite books.
My 1st Paris in July update: https://headfullofbooks.blogspot.com/2026/07/paris-in-july-premiere-mise-jour.html
Love your ambitions for Paris In July :) I've only read one book so far, but I'm thinking I'll read another - that is all I can muster this year.
I hope your ambitions for Paris in July 2026 are being realized.
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