Bone in the Throat (Compact Disc)

from Sonya_W

3.5 stars. It was not quite as good as I was hoping--it read much like an episode of The Sopranos, crossed with an episode of No Reservations. There were a couple sweaty-palm-inducing grisly scenes (mind you, I'm a pretty squeamish chicken baby).

from laytonwoman3rd

Gruesome, gristly, profane, provocative, and awfully funny. Bourdain has a talent for dialog, for setting the scene and for making the macabre comical. This crime novel is not for the squeamish, and beyond the butchery one expects from mob hits, it includes some kitchen shenanigans that will make...

from pbandy

A good read for a couple of days at the beach, coincidentally this is where I read it. Bourdain's wit shines through in two characters which seem to be Bourdain's own personality split in two: Tommy and his heroin addict friend. There is little mystery to the plot, however it is an enjoyable read...

from bookczuk

One of the books I purchased from The RAvenous Readers in the last days it was open. Love Bourdain's TV show and liked a memoir he wrote after this. Pat, from RR, said she enjoyed his foray into mystery, so I thought I'd give it a try. It was fine, not great, but fine. I have another and will be ...

from whiteice

Nice, easy read.