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Julie and Julia by Julie Powell
As a food maniac, I had high hopes for this book because of the intriguing theme: 365 days, 524 recipes but I had always been hesitant due to the mixed review. When opportunity arose to pick this book up at 50% off recently, I agreed to buy it.
The book was touted as the original food blog. Vogue said, "Restore[s:] your faith in eating for pleasure". The Times said, "I savoured each [dish:] with the same delight as the author." But this book is not about food or the love of cooking. It's about the boring live of a bored secretary called Julie Powell.
She didn't even like food. She took up the project because she was bored with her job and her life and her apartment. Prior to the project, she didn't eat egg and was squeamish about bone marrow. A rather disappointing introduction to foodie. A person can be labelled a food-lover (and produce a book about cooking) only if s/he keeps an open mind, right?
As I read through her yet another clumsy attempt at cook...more
The book was touted as the original food blog. Vogue said, "Restore[s:] your faith in eating for pleasure". The Times said, "I savoured each [dish:] with the same delight as the author." But this book is not about food or the love of cooking. It's about the boring live of a bored secretary called Julie Powell.
She didn't even like food. She took up the project because she was bored with her job and her life and her apartment. Prior to the project, she didn't eat egg and was squeamish about bone marrow. A rather disappointing introduction to foodie. A person can be labelled a food-lover (and produce a book about cooking) only if s/he keeps an open mind, right?
As I read through her yet another clumsy attempt at cook...more
