My Life in France by Julia Child, Alex Prud'Homme Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of My Life in France
Book Review: French Food as Accessible Art Form Thanks to Julia
Summary: 5 Stars
My Life in France gives the reader a glimpse into the extraordinary and elegant life of Julia Child. The memoir adds another dimension to Julia the TV persona and looks beyond the lighthearted image. Indeed, beyond Julia's fun spirit was an unbelievable level of meticulous research and above all, fearlessness and stamina. My Life in France is a delight to read for anyone who wishes to understand the origin of Julia's passion for French cooking and her ability to transform one's vision of and taste for fine food. My Life in France
Book Review: A must-read for any foodie
Summary: 5 Stars
This has risen to the top of my favorite books list. It's so well written, with plenty of imagery and descriptive language that I felt I was in Julia's kitchen with her. I learned quite a bit about her relationship with her husband and both their careers. The best was reading about how the recipes and the books were written.
If you are planning to write a cook book or are very interested in cooking and chefs, you should definitely buy this book.
Book Review: It's a Wonderful Life in France!
Summary: 4 Stars
'My Life in France' is a superb book that effuses with that wonderful endearing quality we have all come to know and love in Julia Child. The book focuses mainly on the early years of developing her first cookbooks and television show.
The book begins when she and her husband, Paul, make their first trip to France because of his new job assignment. You feel her giddy excitement upon landing on the shores of a place she had for so long desired to go. We hear in minute detail the look, smell and taste of her first French meal, and from there we are introduced to "La Belle France". Before I began the book, I wondered for how long I could sustain reading each night about a person's breakfast, lunch or dinner meal that had been eaten 50 years prior, but Julia has such an adorable way of speaking, and her sometimes child-like observations of life and people around her are so heartwarming, you just wish you had been there. As the book progresses, she speaks about her collaboration with two women for her first book, and sometimes the claws come out. You're thinking, "Julia!" But, as with all friendships, there are things that agree with us and things that don't. Without some of these tidbits, the book may have been too trite, or frankly boring. Subsequently, it was interesting to hear of the minor squabbles that occurred between the women and the simple controversies concerning her husband and his role as a "diplomat". Paul and Julia Child made many friends overseas, whom they adored and loved. The majority of these people stayed in her inner circle until the end of their lives. For me, night after night, I couldn't wait to sit down and read about so many dinner parties with simmering meats and side dishes, lovely conversations, and eccentric friends. The only thing I didn't like about the book is that it ended too quickly, and I found myself missing the evenings with Julia.
Book Review: Wise, witty and , oh, okay, I am going there - yummy!
Summary: 5 Stars
Anything you can say about a sumptuous meal could be said about this book so why not call it as I see it? The book was just yummy. Delicious. Rich. Satisfying.
During the course of it I felt as though I were in France right there with Julia. The delight she took in describing the meals (and the total recall she had of them!) she had through the years was sensual and fun and enthralling. Her adventures and misadventures in writing her breakthrough book on French cooking made fascinating reading for this writer who marveled at the inner workings of how her masterpiece came to be.
I remember watching Julia Child from time to time and thinking she was a larger than life personality but through this book I have come to admire and even adore her.
Book Review: loved it!
Summary: 5 Stars
I checked this book out of the library on a whim and didn't have high expectations. I then put off reading it and almost returned it without even opening the cover. Fortunately, I felt guilty returning a book with out at least reading the introduction and first few pages. Once I started I couldn't put it down! It was an easy, fast read, and very inspirational. This book made me want to travel, cook, write and figure out what my passion in life really is. Prior to reading this book I didn't know anything about Julia Child, but now I can't wait to check out some of her cookbooks.