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3.53 AVERAGE
3.53 AVERAGE
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Yawn.
Half of this is recipes. Under the Tuscan Sun is fairly known and well reviewed... I didn't realize cookbook, sort of.
The other half was a real estate guide, and a renovation guide, and then a tour guide of Tuscany. I mean, really?
All this intertwined with sappy statments in the fashion of Eat Pray Love. Yuck.
It was well written all right, and I can see the appeal for some people. For me, when I want a recipe, I'll reach for an actual cookbook, thank you. Mark Bittman, anyone? Tuscany? Been there, done that, so tour guide is not required. And as far as real estate goes, I need a catalog with pictures and numbers, and then prefer to see the place, and have actual interest in purchasing. Otherwise, it's a moot point.
I guess I should have known better than to reach for this book.
Well now I know better, I guess... Sigh
Half of this is recipes. Under the Tuscan Sun is fairly known and well reviewed... I didn't realize cookbook, sort of.
The other half was a real estate guide, and a renovation guide, and then a tour guide of Tuscany. I mean, really?
All this intertwined with sappy statments in the fashion of Eat Pray Love. Yuck.
It was well written all right, and I can see the appeal for some people. For me, when I want a recipe, I'll reach for an actual cookbook, thank you. Mark Bittman, anyone? Tuscany? Been there, done that, so tour guide is not required. And as far as real estate goes, I need a catalog with pictures and numbers, and then prefer to see the place, and have actual interest in purchasing. Otherwise, it's a moot point.
I guess I should have known better than to reach for this book.
Well now I know better, I guess... Sigh
It was so fun to travel to Italy every time I got in my car to listen to this book. I thought the book was going to get dry but Frances Mayes did an amazing job of finding new parts of her experience to describe in this book.
I love Italy. I love reading about Italy. But this one, eh.. I was actually disappointed because after watching the movie 20 years ago (lol) I thought it will be a really good read. Spoiler alert: it wasn’t
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inspiring
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reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
adventurous
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Une petite gâterie, un best-seller pour la fin du voyage, question de rester plongée dans la Toscane. Quand même bien aimé, je vais certainement retourner au livre une ou deux fois pour les quelques recettes qui y sont éparpillées, beaucoup aimé les chapitres sur la vie en Toscane (aller faire les courses, flâner, explorer des villages), bien ri des différentes aventures avec des ouvriers locaux pour réparer la maison. J'ai quand même quelques réserves sur certains moments, genre le nombre élevé de fois où elle dit qu'elle achète du "expensive linen" ou des "pricy qqch" m'a un peu énervée.
Put it down three quarters if he way through because I just didn't care any more. Mum will love its bounty of adjectives though.
So boring. Chapters of endless renovation details I wouldn't want to know if it were my own house. Book & movie are COMPLETELY different. Loved the movie; dragged through the book.
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced