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Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook by Anthony Bourdain
claudiaelangella's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
fast-paced
4.25
tasuskind's review against another edition
3.0
Random stream-of-conciousness writing from Anthony Bourdain, author of Kitchen Confidential. Amusing in places, reads like a good conversation with the author. Not as much dirt as Kitchen Confidential, but he sure speaks his mind.
cinchona's review against another edition
4.0
Tony may be mellowing in his old age, but like a fine wine, he's just getting better. Tons of food porn. Some old-fashioned snark. Some new fatherly reflection. Somehow, Bourdain the cynic manages to be upbeat.
emrodav's review against another edition
3.0
Somewhere around 2.5 stars.
Anthony Bourdain was great at being pithy and irreverent, but could also be so tiresome and needlessly mean.
This collection of unrelated essays featured some interesting pieces, including a love letter to Hanoi (and the pho you can eat there) and thoughts on the changing restaurant landscape. Some others are less compelling (for me at least), including the awful description of eating a whole bird.
I just found the book less than wonderful. Bourdain was a great storyteller, but I find after reading (actually listening but whatever) to this book, that I think it’s something I could’ve skipped and been just as happy.
Anthony Bourdain was great at being pithy and irreverent, but could also be so tiresome and needlessly mean.
This collection of unrelated essays featured some interesting pieces, including a love letter to Hanoi (and the pho you can eat there) and thoughts on the changing restaurant landscape. Some others are less compelling (for me at least), including the awful description of eating a whole bird.
I just found the book less than wonderful. Bourdain was a great storyteller, but I find after reading (actually listening but whatever) to this book, that I think it’s something I could’ve skipped and been just as happy.
osborne2read's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
kellyd's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
Anthony is a great storyteller, but this book felt a bit jaded and bitter. I love listening to him narrate but his voice sounded like he needed a hug and considering what happened...
alima's review against another edition
2.5
Listening to this years after his death, the chapters about his daughter and him being a dad are pretty sad & hard to get through :(