I probably should have just stuck to the movie, the book was just OK. I found Julie to be self-absorbed and whiny and just not all that likable to be honest. Sure there were funny parts, but overall a disappointing read for me...
Yet another of those delightful non-fictional books that reads like fiction. When I saw the trailer for the movie, I knew I wanted watch it, and when I heard it was based on a book (or two actually, but I haven't found the other one yet) I had to read it first.And it was well worth it. The book is u...
I surprised myself with how much I liked this book. Well, not the book, in particular, but the author. I liked her sense of humor, her way of looking at things and (for the most part) her style of writing. She is lively and interesting and very capable of keeping me reading.The story is very simple....
Julie Powell was the perfect modern-day woman to take on a challenge like cooking her way thru Julia Child's massive "Mastering the Art of French Cooking." She's sassy, vulnerable, brutally honest, and freakishly funny. She's also inspiring-be aware that there's a good chance the innocent reader m...
Hilarious! Julie Powell made me laugh and her lobster fiasco was by far the most funny part of the book. It was humorous lines like this that made the book most enjoyable: "I am not a murderer in the legal sense. But I have blood on my hands, even if it is the clear blood of lobsters."Since I am...
I really, really tried to read this book, but I just couldn't finish it. It's been recommended to me many times by people who know that I like to cook, I love to eat, and I've always kind of heroine-worshiped Julia Child (she's so wonderful!).But I just couldn't get into this book. Here's why I thin...
This intrigued me in the original hardcover, but since I only buy books in paperback I've been waiting to read it. It's a lot of fun to read, more of a "memoir with food" than actual food writing...and I hadn't realized that a much of it came from a blog she was keeping during the course of the "Jul...
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