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lola425's review against another edition
3.0
I'm not sure how I felt about this book. On the one hand, I felt that it was an interesting look at a complex woman with immense talent who only wanted to cook, and cook her way, but let guilt about her daughter derail her own satisfaction. On the other hand, it was also the narrator's story so you have to wonder how realistic the portrait he paints of the Cheffe is. The narrative was repetitive, but I think that was by design, the narrator was a borderline alcoholic, obsessed with the Cheffe and I think that comes out in the way he tells the story--almost as if the repetition is meant to convince him as much as us.
binnybeenreading's review against another edition
i love the cover of this book and i love food and book descriptions of food, but i really don’t have the urge to really read it. life is too short to make myself read a book i don’t really want to read.
samikoonjones's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
kateofmind's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
jennyredgate's review against another edition
this is not good for a reading slump lol
ennasa's review against another edition
Not my style. Too long sentences, too many commas which made it difficult to focus and follow. No real dialogue which irks me.
kaicedcoffee's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I wasn't feeling this book AT ALL for the first like 65% of it but I was determined to stick it out, and I'm glad I did because I ended up actually really enjoying it as it went on.
msmori's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
3.5
J’avoue, celui-ci m’a laissée sur ma faim (ha). D’un point de vue stylistique rien à redire, c’est magnifique et ça pousse à tourner la page, je ne me suis pas ennuyée du tout. Mais le scénar est pour finir très attendu, et en arrivant au bout j’avais surtout une vague impression de ‘... c’est tout ?’
mimooo's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
a book about divinity, art, love, and obsession. at times a deliciously sadistic play on class and power (the sensual power of the cook over her patrician “overlords” see: Phantom Thread). also the overbearing psychological intensity of the unreliable, pathetic narrator and his maniacal love for the cheffe’s mind and body never(?) to be requited. furthermore the food!!!! the last scene is spellbinding and sublime. The cheffe escaped samsara i’m happy for her.