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dexychik's review against another edition
5.0
A book of gentle joy in difficult times. Food I want to eat and books I want to read and acknowledgement of the seasonality of both.
angesquires's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
omcbookclub's review
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.0
mrs_phelps's review
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.25
debbiesummers's review against another edition
The links to the recipes are tenuous at best. I was expecting more quotes and links to books
toad_maiden's review
4.0
When it comes to cookbooks, I'm generally a bit of a purist. Most of my favorites are chock-full of useful recipes and very low on genial chatter. I generally dislike cookbooks by bloggers for this reason--the recipes tend to be unoriginal and there is waaayy too much chit-chat for my taste.
But, of course, there are exceptions to every rule. I didn't save a single recipe from this cookbook and, instead, ate up Young's prose. This books exists at the very intersection of food, books, and seasonality that is where my own heart lives. I ate up her quixotic recollections of the first times she read favorite books and her associations of these stories with evocative times and places. And I loved the way food wove in and out of the stories in such an organic way.
So, I don't love this as a cookbook, but I loved it as a daydreaming book.
But, of course, there are exceptions to every rule. I didn't save a single recipe from this cookbook and, instead, ate up Young's prose. This books exists at the very intersection of food, books, and seasonality that is where my own heart lives. I ate up her quixotic recollections of the first times she read favorite books and her associations of these stories with evocative times and places. And I loved the way food wove in and out of the stories in such an organic way.
So, I don't love this as a cookbook, but I loved it as a daydreaming book.