Books by Richard C. Morais
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review 1: I really liked this book. I felt like this book stayed loyal to the different cuisines that they talked about in the book and also told a story of sacrifice, love and loss. I feel like the way the author split the book into sections based on location set the tone of the story a l...
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review 1: It's always fun to read a book of extreme contrasts and in this story an introverted Japanese Buddhist priest is assigned to open a temple in Brooklyn, NY. To say he is reluctant to take this assignment is a vast understatement. Nonetheless, he is obedient and tries to fulfill ...
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review 1: I liked it better than the movie. The author was able to describe the characters and setting in a unique way. Altho perhaps seeing the movie helped with picturing them too. The details were exceptional and I liked the way the story was told. The food descriptions and recipes were...
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review 1: I’m so glad the movie “Hundred Foot Journey” led me to find other books by Richard Morais. Does culture shape religion or should religion adapt to a culture? When Seido Oda is sent to a Buddhist temple in Japan to begin his life as a priest, he finds himself adapting to the quiet...