Nicky Gentil's Taxi Tales from Paris offers a glimpse into her engagement with various taxi drivers. It is an interesting concept to peek into her day-to-day life; however, the book's meandering narrative and rambling stories are unexpected. Gentil's writing style often feels more like a personal diary than a well-crafted work of fiction.
The author's tendency to overuse exclamation points can be distracting. The frequent use of such punctuation often feels forced and insincere, detracting from the book's overall tone. Additionally, the stories themselves lack depth and character development. Many of the anecdotes feel repetitive and uninspiring, leaving the reader disengaged.
While Taxi Tales from Paris may appeal to those with a particular interest in Parisian taxi drivers or the city itself, it did not capture my attention  The book's lack of focus and depth make it a difficult read, and the repetitive nature of the stories ultimately leaves the reader feeling unsatisfied.

I didn't hugely enjoy this book. The author clearly thought her anecdotes were far funnier / more entertaining than they actually were. I simply couldn't see the appeal at all.

I found this too be a little disconnected and frazzled and overall unfortunately didn't really enjoy this read.

I chose to read this surprisingly slim volume for no particular reason. I do not live in Paris, and even if I did, I doubt I would have had the luxury of taking taxis on a regular basis. The one visit there has made me confident about that one point.
The author has spent quite a big part of her life in Paris (as long as I have been alive!), and her fondness for the city, the language, her family, and music comes through with the bits she lets drop. These are a set of anecdotes, sometimes a few pages to set the scene and just a page long at others. There are more 'nice' stories than unpleasant ones making it a delightful read.
I liked the author's style of writing and the pictures that it painted of otherwise ordinary journeys. She sometimes took away something from her interactions in a taxi that other people might not have. The only reason I did not give it a full five stars is that I wanted more. Maybe a little more coherence in the narration and definitely more of the tales since I did not feel like I was done with it by the time the last page came around!
I would recommend this to people who like reading real-life short (mostly positive) experiences and have little time to invest in a larger tome.
I received an ARC thanks to NetGalley and the publishers but the review is entirely based on my own reading experience.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for provide me with a digital copy in exchange for my honest review.
Entretenido, rapido, facil de leer. La premisa me resulto llamativa enseguida, al igual que la bella portada.
Nunca tuve la experiencia de subirme a un taxi en Paris, pero hay historias que se sienten cercanas, y pude disfrutar de las historias.

I don’t know what it is about Paris but it is a city that gets under your skin. You cannot fail to fall completely in love with it. I am a total Francophile and I love books set in Paris, even more so when it is a non-fictional account of this beautiful city. It is with this in mind that I have to tell you about this gorgeous book – Taxi Tales from Paris. It is a book made up of quirky encounters that author Nicky Gentil has had with taxi drivers in Paris.

The tales were delightful. They were funny, cute, endearing and all show how these journeys and encounters have helped shape Gentil’s many years in Paris. It is an adorable book which is over far too quickly. You should probably treasure and take your time with Taxi Tales from Paris but I couldn’t put it down.

Pick up Taxi Tales from Paris. You will be awfully glad you did.

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Beautiful and lovely this book was such a nice read. Thank you for letting me have a change to enjoy this gorgeous story.

Such a fun read. I have only been in a taxi once, in NYC, and I was too young to hold a conversation with one. Paris is on my bucket list and I hope that I am able to have conversations with the taxi drivers when I am there. This was a quick read because I kept wanting to know more about her encounters with the drivers. All of the stories were so fun to read.

A lovely read, perfect for summer. Enjoyable, entertaining and will stand up to repeat readings. Inspires me to want to travel more.

Taxi Tales is a collection of short tales written by someone who lives in Paris and regularly took taxis. There are anecdotes and some life lessons in amongst these tales. Marketed as 'hugely entertaining', unfortunately, I found this book to be dull and the stories not really worth sharing. I would have been disappointed had I bought the book, so thankfully I received this is an advanced reader copy. This could have been tales from any country in the world, as nothing about it really stood out as being central to Paris. I felt this book had a lot of potential but the execution was not as I expected.

I really enjoyed "Taxi Tales from Paris" by Nicky Gentil. It is a collection of stories about rides in Taxis the author tskes in the city of Love, Paris. This was funny and well written. It is a wonderful book to help you travel to anothrr country and give you a few laughs and sone smiles during this time of "stay-at-home" orders and quarantines. I think this book is wonderful. I highly recommend it if you want a laugh or just something to take your mind off of everything.

I would like to thank Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with a copy free of charge. This is my honest and unbiased opinion of it.

Description
“A collection of exchanges - as surprising as they are interesting - between British author Nicky Gentil and some of the cabdrivers who have crossed her path. You will have a great time reading this book!” Taxi G7 Magazine, Paris

Taxi Tales From Paris is not your typical account of what happens when you move to another country. Nicky Gentil’s memoir offers the reader a truly original insight into life in the French capital because, as the title suggests, everything is seen through the prism of her most memorable taxi rides taken during the thirty years she has lived there.

Hugely entertaining, with some delightful comic touches, Gentil’s tales cover a wide variety of subjects such as her love of her adoptive country, the cultural differences she frequently encounters, the joys of parenthood, or indeed her ever-present passion for jazz, to quote but a few examples.

By the end of this book, as with any memoir set in the City of Light, you will immediately want to leap on board the next Eurostar going but, on this occasion, with one very specific aim in mind: to jump – upon arriving in Paris – into the very first taxi you see!

My Review
For anyone who has visited Paris and would like to visit Paris this is a great example and enjoyable read that transforms you to the streets of Paris through the eyes of Nicky Gentil. It is greatly done and very entertaining.

I highly recommend for anyone who wants to have a slice of Paris easily detailed. Definitely a coffee table book.

Such a terrific, fun memoir of moving to Paris to live an ex-pat lifestyle. Made me jealous!

Many thanks to the publisher, the author, and NetGalley for my ARC. All opinions are my own.

This is a light hearted book, an easy read that can be picked up when you only have a short time available.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for letting me read this book in exchange for a review. I will be putting this review on Amazon too.

An easy & fun book to read while traveling. I went back & forth between this book of tiny taxi tales & another much heavier book that I'll continue to work on during the next flight. Not completely riveting but perfect for breaking up the mood of the heavier book and I did enjoy these tiny funny tales!

A quick easy read of a taxi drivers tales of the people she has met along the way. If you’re looking for something you don’t have to think too much about - this is it!

t is the most unlikeliest of conversations that we commit to our memory, and often regale others with a whimsical belief that they too will be captivated by the unexpectedly charmed interlude that happened to you.

In case of Nicky Gentil, it is the conversation she had with her taxi driver in Paris who elevated the philosophy of football with that of love. It is, and would be, an interesting anecdote to hear at dinner parties or over a cup of coffee. But, I shan't spoil it for you.

My favourite anecdote from the book is the learning about the historic significance of the phrase, c’est le choix du roi" (This is the King's choice) , the inevitable response to hearing that someone is having a baby girl after having a boy. Turns out, the congratulatory tale boils down to the succession law during France's monarch years.

There are many such curious, whimsical, out of thought talks that Nicky has compiled in her memoir, Taxi Tales from Paris that evoke a sense of longing within the reader to have a conversation that is as striking and informative as it is entertaining.

The book does offer an original insight into the city of Paris, and by extension France and its many many idiosyncrasies through the prism of the humble taxi driver. The conversations, which she has partaken in, over the thirty years she has lived in the French capital are hugely entertaining. There are thirty short stories, each peppered with amusing anecdotes, history lessons, observations and the perennial taxi driver favourite - meanderings on the topic du jour.

It is a light a breezy read, perfect pick-me-up to read in bed, or on your way to work.

My takeaway from the book, don't feel compelled to have a conversation with your taxi driver after reading this. Fiction rarely does reflect life these days.

You don't have to know or love Paris to like this collection, which is a pretty quick read. It's a nice personal take on the author's experiences, and give you a little flavor of Paris while also being entertaining.

Thanks very much for the review copy!!

Most Enjoyable....
A delightful collection of short tales taken from taxi rides in the French capital. Entertaining, enlightening and amusing written with a lightness of touch and an empathetic tone. Most enjoyable.

I enjoyed every page of this fast, fun and at times funny read. Loved how the author made you feel like you were in the cans with her. Highly recommended this book to anyone who’s ridden in a cab or who’s been to Paris..