Giuseppe's review
Comfort Me with Apples: More Adventures at the Table
by Ruth Reichl
Giuseppe's review
Comfort Me with Apples: More Adventures at the Table by Ruth Reichl
Giuseppe's review
rating:
I thought the writing was solid. The book was well paced and easy to move through. But, ultimately, I was left wondering, "So what?" It was relatively entertaining, yes, but the book, on the whole, felt self-indulgent. Another example of someone thinking their life is interesting enough to write about. (Which seems to be everyone and their mother these days.)
Unlike, say, Bourdain's "Kitchen Confidential," which weaves its way through the restaurant business and the quirky outcasts that populate it, Reichel's "Comfort me with Apples" revolves solely around her need for some sort of acceptance, or validation. It seems like it's not enough for her to simply say she gave up her adolescent idealism, compromised her ill-conceived principles and enjoyed a succcesful career. She also needs to believe that she overcame a host of hardships along the way, when, really, all she did was put herself in a position to have opportunities. And I don't begrudge...more
Unlike, say, Bourdain's "Kitchen Confidential," which weaves its way through the restaurant business and the quirky outcasts that populate it, Reichel's "Comfort me with Apples" revolves solely around her need for some sort of acceptance, or validation. It seems like it's not enough for her to simply say she gave up her adolescent idealism, compromised her ill-conceived principles and enjoyed a succcesful career. She also needs to believe that she overcame a host of hardships along the way, when, really, all she did was put herself in a position to have opportunities. And I don't begrudge...more
