What We French Think of You British - and Where You Are Going Wrong by Marcel Lucont

Marcel Lucont is a stand-up comedian, a character created by Alexis Dubus. You can see some of his stuff on YouTube and it gives you an idea of what to expect inside this book. (In fact I noticed a lot of his stand-up routines made their way into the book.)

In the book Marcel looks at the British from the viewpoint of the Frenchman that he is and he sees us and recognises that a lot of what we do is... well, ridiculous. This book allows him to point out to us just how ridiculous we are before he tells us how he would do it, as a Frenchman. And he does it with great humour because a lot of the things he mentions do ring true.

Although the book does poke fun at the British, and I am British, I didn't find it offensive. It's done in a light-hearted fashion. But then again I am not a member of the Royal Family...

The book is organised into themed sections, for example Britain by country and a words section. All through the book the points are bite-size so the book lends itself to being ideal to be picked up and put down again. Also it isn't too long in total either.

C'est tres bon.


(I got this book through Amazon Vine. It is listed on Amazon here.)