Julie and Julia : 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen
by Julie Powell
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Author: Julie PowellEdition: Hardcover
Format: Bargain Price
Published: 2005-09-28
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 320
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Book Review: Author starts out abrasive, but becomes more likable towards the end
Summary: 2 Stars
Like many of the other reviewers here, I was intrigued by the premise of this book, but the author's attitude and descriptions of her life make it tough going at times. Perhaps she's exaggerating for comic effect, but as is, she initially comes across as the worst caricature of a Gen-X, would-be New York hipster: mean-spirited, self-absorbed, foul-mouthed, rude, whiny, and intolerant of anyone she suspects of not sharing her self-consciously outre (i.e., monogamous married life is "bourgeois", but the woman operating an S&M dungeon in mid-town Manhattan is "awesome!") values. Most of the way through the book, I almost felt sorry for Julie Powell, because she didn't seem to really get much enjoyment out of anything in her life, in spite of having a loving, supportive husband and family.
On reflection, though, I felt that my earlier review was too harsh, because Powell does actually grow up a little and mellow out towards the end, and becomes much more endearing as a result. She can be very amusing at times, and I respect her willingness to let people see her struggles and failings and foibles (although I could have done without the blaspheming, and with fewer descriptions of her strident political biases and her friends' sexual escapades, which in my opinion didn't really add much to the book). Overall, it's not a bad way to pass the time.
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