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The Cookbook Collector (2010)

by Allegra Goodman(Favorite Author)

3.3 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0385340850 (ISBN13: 9780385340854)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

The Dial Press

review 1: So far it's a page turner--contemporary story of upper middle class successful sisters, each in her own a way, a foil for the other. One is at the top of recent IPO in 1999, where shares have sailed through the roof and back, with a boyfriend in a similar role in an even newer IPO which has the unfortunate (now) name of ISIS. The other sister is an idealistic, poor, graduate student in philosophy...turned out well, wonderful easy summer read.
review 2: A solid 3.5 star rating. At first, the story and the cover did not match at all, but it made more sense towards the end. This story brings together modern day IT start-ups and bubbles with old fashioned recipes and romance. The main characters are two sisters: the youngest a student and eco bunny who works part t... moreime at a niche book shop; the elder on the board of an IT start-up about to go public. The story revolves around their relationships with each other, their partners and their family. One of the things that made me not rate this higher is the author took a while to decide which main thread to focus on. She spent almost the whole first half of the book laying the groundwork for a multiple number of possible plots and main characters, so one didn't quite feel one was getting anywhere until she narrowed her focus down to the one. I guess the other option would have been to develop all of them, but that would have meant a really long book! I enjoyed the writing and the ultimate ending. Guess it was just the pace that detracted a little. Still a good read if you enjoy a nice love story. less

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