Julie and Julia : 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen by Julie Powell Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Julie and Julia : 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen
Book Review: don't buy it for your Mom!
Summary: 4 Stars
Great book, well written, witty and funny, but only if you can get past the incredibly filthy language that overpowers the story and detracts rather than adds. Book Review: Republican bashing at its finest
Summary: 1 Stars
If you like Republican bashing then this book is for you. Whatever happened to the days when people kept their political opinions to themselves. You've lost half of your audience. Your ratings speak for themselves.
Being a foodie I was hoping to be inspired. The only morsel I got out of this book was that Julia Child has a recipe for a garlic sauce. I will now confiscate my mother's copy of Mtafc.
Book Review: Hated this book! Don't bother - it's horrible
Summary: 1 Stars
This book is not at all about cooking or Julia Child. This Julie Powell loves to swear which I find very offensive. I couldn't read more than a chapter before I threw the book away. Not worth donating, I wouldn't want anyone else to read this book. It's too bad that she made some money from the sale of this book. I bet that most of the people that bought this book would take a refund if they could. Terrible book, don't waste your time or intellect. If you want a fabulous book, read My life in France, by Julia Child. Any excellent read. Book Review: Insult to Julia and Food lovers everywhere.
Summary: 1 Stars
I gave this book one star, if at all possible i would have given it zero. Being a Foodie, I picked this book up hoping to find a book about this woman and her attempts at following in the great Julia Childs Whisk-prints, and instead about 100 pages into it i realized that i was taken, robbed and the joke was on me. Julie Powell is a woman who hated her life, her job, and wanted to get rich off of a dead womans reputation and i think its despicable. There is not one Iota of Julia's amazing spirit in the pages, only Julies filthy mouth, kitchen and monotonous repetitive monologues. Oh, she hates eggs, and uses wonderbread to make recipes, we get to hear about her brilliant idea for a blog and how everyone loved the way she wrote, I am not sure if this womans nose is brown because of eating chocolate or because she kissed her own self righteous behind too much.
If you love Julia, do not read this, its full of insults thrown her way.
Book Review: It's OK...as long as you're not a Republican living in DC
Summary: 3 Stars
I was so excited to read this book as Julie seemed to be just the type of person I am: fascinated by cooking and one who picks crazy projects for life milestones. Then I read the book. Though it was a fast read and there were some good parts, I didn't care for her personal views of politics, society, friends, or Washington, D.C.
Nevertheless, I have been inspired to drink gimlets, never attempt the feats of French cooking, and realize people are just different.
I was happy to read and finish the book but it isn't something I would run out and share with others.