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This is a bit of an odd book. Of course, the premise of a woman in NYC deciding to cook her way through a Julia Child cookbook is well known considering the movie it was made into. The odd thing is that this is a very engaging book which is a memoir by someone who doesn't come across as very likable. You would think the lack of likability would make the book a bit of a slog, but it is mostly quite enjoyable. What makes me sad, though, is that I don't get much of a sense that Julie enjoyed the food she made all that much. Perhaps she did, but the focus is more on her and the process and the food gets lost a bit. She does write well, with moments of terrific humor, which is what saves the book.
This book starts out rather slowly as a character study. I was interested but not enthralled. And then, WHAM, Sarah Waters throws a left hook that I did not see coming and sucked me deeply into the book. I was on a vacation, and when I got to that part, I was almost annoyed that I was on my trip, since all I wanted to do was read! The author continues to change perspectives, which keeps things interesting. She continues to throw twists in, which are then somewhat more expected, but no less interesting. This book is well worth the read. I hated finishing it--I just wanted it to keep going.
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Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously (Movie Tie-in) by Julie Powell
Holly B, July 26, 2011
This is a bit of an odd book. Of course, the premise of a woman in NYC deciding to cook her way through a Julia Child cookbook is well known considering the movie it was made into. The odd thing is that this is a very engaging book which is a memoir by someone who doesn't come across as very likable. You would think the lack of likability would make the book a bit of a slog, but it is mostly quite enjoyable. What makes me sad, though, is that I don't get much of a sense that Julie enjoyed the food she made all that much. Perhaps she did, but the focus is more on her and the process and the food gets lost a bit. She does write well, with moments of terrific humor, which is what saves the book.Fingersmith: A Novel by Sarah Waters
Holly B, July 26, 2011
This book starts out rather slowly as a character study. I was interested but not enthralled. And then, WHAM, Sarah Waters throws a left hook that I did not see coming and sucked me deeply into the book. I was on a vacation, and when I got to that part, I was almost annoyed that I was on my trip, since all I wanted to do was read! The author continues to change perspectives, which keeps things interesting. She continues to throw twists in, which are then somewhat more expected, but no less interesting. This book is well worth the read. I hated finishing it--I just wanted it to keep going.