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Sweet Invention: A History Of Dessert (2011)

by Michael Krondl(Favorite Author)

3.08 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1556529546 (ISBN13: 9781556529542)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Chicago Review Press

review 1: Terrific. It is remarkable how food triggers such a diversity of writing styles and modes. Some food media activate a hyperbole that takes my breath away. Some recipe books demonstrate such a tight use of language that it is like a discursive diet.Michael Krondl's _Sweet Invention_ is - like Goldilocks and the three bears - just right. It is entertaining, quirky and evocative. The sensuality of food is demonstrated without steering into Nigella Lawson-fuelled food pornography. Well written and carefully researched, it is part history and part travelogue.In this book, the seduction of sweets is both evocative and understandable.
review 2: Got halfway through, had to return to the library, meant to recheck it out, never got around to it- and never really ca... morered. It's rare I don't finish a book, and it wasn't that this book was so terrible, in fact, parts were enthralling and full of brand new facts. But the writing wasn't as sweet as its subject, and there was too much emphasis on the ingredients over the stories & culture behind them. Maybe one day, I'll read the other half, but I'll definitely be eating a lot of dessert between now and when I get to the end of this book. less

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