Chef
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781608190850 (1608190854)
Publish date: April 13th 2010
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
Cultural,
Food And Drink,
Food,
Realistic Fiction,
Historical Fiction,
Literary Fiction,
War,
Contemporary,
India,
Canada,
Pakistan
NO SPOILERS:Finished: This book is good all the way through. One should read it to experience this author's writing style. It is original, very moving, sometimes disjointed, but always more is said than the simple words. The quote given below is not harsh, other portions of this book are. Don't thin...
Full disclosure for purposes of this review: I won this on the Goodreads giveaways, which was very cool because I really wanted to read this after hearing an interview with Jaspreet Singh on BBC's The Strand.I have never been to India. I've watched Michael Wood's series about it, but never actuall...
This book had great potential. I enjoyed the story of a young chef and his shaky allegiances. The language was vivid and poetic. The scenery lush. I yearned to know more of the supporting characters and their backstories. I could have loved this book, except that it fell flat when it came to it...