Julie and Julia : My Year of Cooking Dangerously

from aiuliano

This is one of the few books where I would say that the movie is better. Powell is always nearly hitting her stride...nearly. She very nearly writes a powerful story...she nearly develops an interesting plot...nearly. Unfortunately, she comes off as whiny and a little crazy. I am a firm believer ...

from rainpebble

I laughed (and belly laughed at times) my way through this book. I thoroughly enjoyed all of the mis-steps of Julia Child's recipes by Julie. And the amazing successes also. I do not think that I could eat a fraction of these recipes. There is a lot of internal organs being cooked in this book. A...

from LizanneVee

I do believe that my husband enjoyed the movie more than I enjoyed the book. He was laughing out loud on the airplane, not noticing the glances of his fellow passengers as he did so. I struggled through this one, only finishing it out of sheer hope that the story will start capturing me towards t...

from crazy4reading

Well I just finished reading Julie and Julia, the book about the blogger that decided to cook all the recipes in Master the Art of French Cooking by Julia Child. I don't even know where to begin with this review. I didn't love the book that is one thing. I didn't really hate the book either. I ju...

from abitbookish

I was disappointed in this book. I didn't expect her journey to be a walk in the park, but I also didn't expect to dislike her so. I've read about the comparison to Anthony Bourdains Kitchen Confidential, but where Bourdain is irreverant and often profane he still keeps his likeability, his charm...