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Publisher : Little Brown and Company
Publication Date : 2009 07 01
>> Haven t seen the movie but enjoyed the book
The book was recommended to me before the movie was announced I purchased it at an independent bookstore and didn t read it for several years When I finally got around to it well all I can say is that I was fairly entertained I can t imagine why anyone would actually WANT to cook that much But I was entertained if a little grossed out by the story I haven t been able to eat lobster since and have eaten very little chicken But I did go out and buy a lot of butter and cooked with it more often I don t know what that says all those recipes and the thing that appealed to me was cooking with butter maybe I am just not attracted to French cooking
I think I ll skip the movie
>> Agree with the bad reviews
The movie looks charming and I am looking forward to seeing it The book is written by a very unlikable snobbish whiny young woman who turned my stomach early on in the book with her attempt at wit I recently read The School of Essential Ingredients which is a lovely book about cooking and the magic of a well made meal I thought this book would have the same charm but it did not The only palatable parts of the book are about Julia I m glad I borrowed it from the library instead of buying it
>> A big disappointment
After seeing the film I looked forward to reading the book it was based on I loved the movie Unfortunately I can t say the same about the book Usually the book is better than the movie but not in this case
I don t know how Powell was able to get this thing published except that it was a novelty at the time The writing is poor and rambles on about nothing in particular Not to mention the fact that her use of vulgarity is unnecessary and used way too often to suit any reader Unlike the movie the books dosen t go into the preparation of meals and the humor in preparing them The only light present were the excerpts from Julia Child s life
All I can say in closing is stick with the movie If you like the movie don t read the book
