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But Mama Always Put Vodka In Her Sangria!: Adventures In Eating, Drinking, And Making Merry (2013)

by Julia Reed(Favorite Author)

3.48 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1250019044 (ISBN13: 9781250019042)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

St. Martin's Press

review 1: I enjoy Julia Reed's writing immensely. She has a genuine writing "voice," which is distinctive, and her stories ramble, as any good tale does, over time and events. She's been blessed with a small town extended family of characters to draw recipes and memories from. I saw some interviews of her during the time of the promotion of this book. So many of the recipes offered seemed dated and to come from Junior League cookbooks, and she'd tell you the same, but...they taste good, and they stir memories...even better. I went and checked out two more of her books, and then I'll be hunting for two more.
review 2: I started out liking this book. But gradually, Julia Reed's "And then this interesting person dropped by and then this fascinating guy dropped in and p... moreretty soon this bunch of fascinating people were there" writing style began to just bore me witless. The endless stories are supplemented by recipes which are interesting enough, in a retro "this is what used to be served back in the day" way. The heavy emphasis on drinking and cocktails, including advice on how to recover from over-imbibing (drink in the morning, of course) give many of the accounts of "then this interesting person dropped by" a boozy, practiced feel. The author's arch, intellectual, breezy tone succeeded for me some of the time, but as the book wore on, and on, I got really tired of her voice and just wanted the book to come to an end. The whole thing started to feel like that dinner party guest with the admittedly interesting life who just won't stop talking about this interesting person dropping by, and what fun they had. My attention strayed many times as I spent 7 days getting through this slim book. less

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