Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen in Around the World in 80 Books

Nov 22, 2009 Katy rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: biography-memoir-etc

You know, I really enjoyed this book. It was funny and I think very appropriate for someone also about to turn 30, although I have absolutely zero desire to debone fowl in anticipation of the big day. It made me think I should do something equally ridiculous though. Perhaps I should vow to watch every NCIS episode ever made (or maybe I've already come so close to that goal that it would be silly...)

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Apr 14, 2007 Dianne rated it it was ok

I love food, I love women's memoirs/female narration, and I'm a blogger, so this book was right up my alley, thematically...but it left me with kind of an overdone taste in my mouth. I enjoyed this book more when I first picked it up; by the last third, I felt like it was just more of the same; I was bored with the narrator, and that kind of killed it for me. Still, for the most part it's a fun read, and now I know what aspic is! ...more

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Aug 01, 2008 Anie rated it liked it

Shelves: food, female-author, non-fiction, 2008, library

A cute book. Not a masterpiece; I was confused sometimes by the way the book wandered, and it's certainly a near-confessional memoir, which is always an interesting genre to read. But overall, it was worth the time I spent on it. Powell's writing is fairly humorous, sarcastic and sharp, and the premise (Julia Child in a year) is a good one. ...more

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Jul 02, 2009 Erin (NY) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: read-in-2009, books-i-own

I liked this book. It wasn't spectacular or anything, but still pretty good. (I have to say I did not enjoy the frequent use of profanities, which is why it lost a star for me). It is very good at describing foods, scents, textures, etc. I liked Julie's personality, and now I want to read more about Julia Child! ...more

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Jul 02, 2007 Summer Rae Garcia rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

This book was very inspirational for me because I am at that age where I feel like I should have accomplished more than I have. It made it okay to accomplish something for yourself alone and not try to measure yourself against waht you should have done.

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