some picks, no pans.
school of essential ingredients.
loved it. in fact it might be one of my favorite books from this year.. loved the characters the premise of eight people meeting at a cooking school. getting their stories as they cook, interact, and learn. love the fact that the chef/teacher uses local produces, fresh ingredients, and seems to be able to "feel" the food versus rely on a recipe. it was great and all about food.
confessions of a jane austen addict.
such a facinating premise. character (who is a self-proclaimed JA addict) wakes up as jane mansfield in 1813. she faces the challenge of navigating the social system, hygiene, and love in a society that she has romantized from JA's novels. it was creative and interesting.
hunger.
the follow-up to a love noire. richer, deeper, more emotional. i cried through half of it. it take the two characters that i enjoyed from the first novel into post-9/11 lives. where they are, what has happened, and who they are and are becoming. it is such a richer novel that i don't think you could consider it a "romance" novel anymore. i finished the book with a sigh.
three junes.
our latest book club book. i am guessing that i will enjoy the book much more after we have talked about it over wine and cheese. but, until then i mildly recommend. i like that she uses three narrators. that the stories span generations and countries..... all connecting families....sort of. i didn't love the last narrator, felt like the story focused on the second narrator and didn't fully connect the second and the third for me sufficiently. but... i finished it with a day or two to spare before book club.
loved it. in fact it might be one of my favorite books from this year.. loved the characters the premise of eight people meeting at a cooking school. getting their stories as they cook, interact, and learn. love the fact that the chef/teacher uses local produces, fresh ingredients, and seems to be able to "feel" the food versus rely on a recipe. it was great and all about food.
confessions of a jane austen addict.
such a facinating premise. character (who is a self-proclaimed JA addict) wakes up as jane mansfield in 1813. she faces the challenge of navigating the social system, hygiene, and love in a society that she has romantized from JA's novels. it was creative and interesting.
hunger.
the follow-up to a love noire. richer, deeper, more emotional. i cried through half of it. it take the two characters that i enjoyed from the first novel into post-9/11 lives. where they are, what has happened, and who they are and are becoming. it is such a richer novel that i don't think you could consider it a "romance" novel anymore. i finished the book with a sigh.
three junes.
our latest book club book. i am guessing that i will enjoy the book much more after we have talked about it over wine and cheese. but, until then i mildly recommend. i like that she uses three narrators. that the stories span generations and countries..... all connecting families....sort of. i didn't love the last narrator, felt like the story focused on the second narrator and didn't fully connect the second and the third for me sufficiently. but... i finished it with a day or two to spare before book club.
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