more summer reading
lost in a good bookby jasper fforde
sequel. meta-fiction....not sure i know what that means. having just read a jane eyre book, i went back to this author whose first book was the eyre affair. he transposed reality and fiction.... well, it is all fiction but includes time travel, adventure, extinct animals, fictional characters interacting with the characters of the novel.....and a character called jack schitt. funny. it is entertaining. i realized i had to let go of trying to figure out the time looping stuff and just ride the book for what it was worth. since i own the third book in the series, i might give it a go but wouldn't if it wasn't already on my shelf.
by marcus samuelsson
can i fall in love with food any more.... yes, yes, i can.
ethiopian orphan, adopted in sweden, world travelled via the kitchen of restaurants, hotels, and cruise ships and immigrated to new york city where he was one of the first black chefs in the high-end dining arena. then he ends up north of central park..... yup, fine dining in harlem. i loved it. his flavors, but also the way he sees himself as plowing the snow for others to come behind. and trying to create something truly international. he also is very tactful when dealing with people who were not kind or supportive of him. he manages to discuss the difficulty of race & gender in the kitchen.... he doesn't really addresses the issues of gentrification in harlem but mostly tells his story and give credit to the place and people who shaped him. he owns red rooster in harlem...... of course, now that i have read it, it is the first place i want to eat should i find myself back there..... sigh.
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