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The Table Comes First: Family, France And The Meaning Of Food (2011)

by Adam Gopnik(Favorite Author)

3.22 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

030739901X (ISBN13: 9780307399014)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Knopf Canada

review 1: I love Adam Gopnik's New Yorker pieces and I also enjoyed his other book Paris To The Moon. This book was dense. His passion for cuisine is obvious, and the history is fascinating, but there is SO MUCH. I had to take it little pieces at a time, so it took ages to get through. Not to say I didn't enjoy the book, in fact, I really loved it while I was reading. For anyone interested in food, in the history behind it, and simply for the love of reading about it, this would be a great book for you!
review 2: I read many of the reviews before starting the audio book. Many reviews gave it low marks, but I still wanted to read it so I pressed on. I stuck with the book losing my way occasionally. in the maze of his over-embellished writing style. I enjoyed hearin... moreg Gopnik read his work, however I began to tire of him and his writing. Nearly halfway through I called it quits. I don't question his authority and expertise on the Paris food scene, I just got tired of him proving it over and over in oh so many eloquent ways. less

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