Flâneuse

Being somewhat of a Flâneuse myself, I was looking forward to jumping into Flâneuse: Women Walk the City in Paris, New York, Tokyo, Venice and London by Lauren Elkin. It turns out that I had a mixed experience. On one hand, some of the historic information was surprisingly enjoyable. On the other, some of it was long-winded and seemingly irrelevant. Some sections really conveyed the author’s experience, while others seemed to be holding back considerably. Overall, I would say that it starts off strong and generally goes downhill. However, there were enough nuggets of information and inspiration, throughout, to make me glad I read the whole thing.