Blue Plate Special: An Autobiography of My Appetites, (Paperback)

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This memoir made for both good reading and incredibly hard reading at the same time. The reason for this, I suspect, is that I might be too similar to the author and relate a little too much to her failing, her self-loathing, her struggle to find confidence in herself. This is an extremely honest...

from cissa

I'm of mixed minds about this book. It's very readable, and well-written with that as a criterion. The subtitle- "An Autobiogrpahy of My Appetites" is appropriate; her main appetites are food, lust, and writing. Christensen has lead a very eventful life, and her accounts of it are fascinating. Ho...

from karieh

This was a lovely book that turned out to be far more about the author's life and experiences than about food. The tastes, sensations, preparations and occasions described by author Kate Christensen are a constant thread throughout the book, but the story of her life proved far more complex and i...

from JackieBlem

I thought that this was far more of a "foodie" book than it turned out to be. She talks about food pretty often, and has included some recipes in the book, but this is really just a memoir of her childhood into early adulthood. And oh, boy, did she have one heck of a childhood. Her mother was som...

from muddyboy

The fairly depressing autobiography of the life of author Kate Christensen. The book is divided into sections based on different locations where she has lived . Each section is concluded with a couple recipes that she has accumulated over the years. I call it depressing because there is a whole l...