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Gourmet Rhapsody (2000)

by Muriel Barbery(Favorite Author)

3.19 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1933372958 (ISBN13: 9781933372952)

languge

English

genre

Food & Cookbooks

publisher

Europa Editions

review 1: Oh, the food descriptions are mouthwatering and beautiful in this book. Sometimes even too baroque if I might say, but that's something to forgive. However what I can't forgive is that - given such a great seed for the story such a captivating style to describe food - how could the book remain so shallow, so unentertaining? It was like scratching the surface of something interesting in one moment and then after half a page giving up on it and jumping on the next character, next thought. Unfortunately it just didn't do it for me.
review 2: The question that this book seeks to answer is "What is worthy of love?". This is hardly an uncommon theme in literature - in fact, the whole plot has been 'done' before. A tyrant nears the end of his life and seeks to recaptu... morere something that he loved in youth. Reflection and self-discovery ensue. Barbery's skillful character creation and use of narrative keeps this book just on the right side of trite, and the whole while it is a joy to read. less

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