Donuts: An American Passion
by John T. Edge
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Author: John T. EdgeEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2006-05-18
ISBN: 0399153586
Number of pages: 192
Publisher: Putnam Adult
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- ISBN13: 9780399153587
- Condition: USED - VERY GOOD
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Book Review: don't waste your cash
Summary: 1 Stars
get it from the library. I found a copy on the street. it had a pink cover. I like pink. I love donuts. I love great writing and food-related information. I love learning the history of something through the people who were there...
I was hoping for a cross between ed behr and studs turkel. instead what I got was five recipes (haven't tried them yet) and a lot of bad filler for prose. you don't get the history and facts so much about donuts as you hear about how mr. edge went here and ate that. I started thinking maybe he wrote this book so he could justify a tax deduction on his driving and eating.
edge talks to several donut makers but ends up with very little information about them to write about. it seems no one likes mr. edge enough to open up to him. he seems unable to relate to them. he doesn't really present much by way of new information about donuts in general. when he describes a special donut he is eating, he does so with empty soundbites and not good writing.
maybe, if you are a cop, this could be a good summer beach read. otherwise there is better and more well-written stuff out there.
save your money!
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