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Interviews | December 1, 2009

A Meaty Tale: The Powells.com Interview with Julie Powell

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Julie Powell charmed readers with Julie and Julia, in which she chronicled her quest to cook, in one year, every recipe out of Julia Child's... Continue »

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   Cleaving: A Story of Marriage, Meat, and Obsession

   Julie Powell

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Julie Anderson, June 4, 2008

Well, Ward has done it again. I just couldn't put this book down once I started. There was so much going on, it was non-stop from the first chapter! There have been lots of complaints about Ward's books and her characters, and where the series is going. I, for one, kind of enjoy the fact that I don't expect the series to go in any certain way. I like s/f, I like fantasy, and I like romance. This series, once again, just speaking for myself, seems to be a blend of all three and it works for me.

Phury's book was long. I think part of it was the added set-ups for future books, but somehow I felt it all melded together for me. I've been a big fan since "Dark Lover", and each book after it has furthered the world and the plot and I just can't get enough of these guys. I teared up in a couple of places, I was frustrated with the characters in a couple of places, I was surprised with plot directions in a couple of places, and I was grinning in many places. When a book can run you through the gamut of emotion and still have you smiling at the end...well, that's a really good book.

Now I just have to deal with the wait for the next one! Rumint gives publishing dates anywhere from January to May 2009. Either way, it's a long time to wait. But wait I will, and will I buy the next one? You betcha!

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