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3.5 AVERAGE
3.5 AVERAGE
This book was absolutely fascinating. If you’re a foodie and you love or visit NYC, I couldn’t recommend this book enough! The first half was intense - lots of drugs and sex and I became slightly overwhelmed by it… still interesting nonetheless. The second half was amazing - I loved the stories and hearing about celebrities, restaurant hierarchy, and the life of a maître d! The author truly does not hold back or spare names. Last thing… the author narrates the audiobook and it just brings the whole thing together. I very strongly recommend the audiobook!
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The stories this guy has are really interesting — he’s just a bad writer, imo. For instance, the phrase “sex, booze, and drugs” (or some variation of that) was repeated almost every other paragraph. Like I get it. You did a lot of coke. But you also told me that 2 pages ago, and I am a decently smart reader and needn’t be reminded of it again (and again and again).
The audiobook may be better because it may sound better as someone telling you these stories, like you’re at a bar hearing someone’s crazy life anecdotes. But he really could have benefitted from a ghost writer on this or something.
The audiobook may be better because it may sound better as someone telling you these stories, like you’re at a bar hearing someone’s crazy life anecdotes. But he really could have benefitted from a ghost writer on this or something.
Audiobook-
I really enjoyed it, mostly to hear about how entitled and outta control rich folk can be, how knuckle-draggingly dumb some of our wealthiest are. Socialism now, please, Jeff no one really loves you, they love your money, Jeff.
Anywho- first review I read called out the author’s misogyny, but I’d kinda push back that everyone’s attractiveness is judged in the book, male or female. Like, I get it, I do see how the same traits he might like in a male colleague are somehow terrible to him with “Iron Bottoms”, but I also think that’s kinda a small sample size. He also felt “Iron” was kinda stepping on his toes/doing his job, so ya his portrayal of her ain’t great. He complimented the personalities of other female colleagues, and called a bunch of male coworkers assholes. If he’s reflecting on the beauty of a rich guy’s date, I’m sorry, that’s not really the author’s misogyny so much as society- he has money, she has looks, that’s just kinda part of the story/background. But whatever, minor point but I wanted to address it- can definitely see what the reviewer is talking about, definitely part of our society, and maybe you see it in the author too- idk, I guess I’d see that as his honest impression, for good or bad.
Anywho, bit more of a memoir than I expected, with more introspection than I thought there’d be as well. Somethin from one of the earlier chapters grabbed me, where he says somethin like “we’re all from broken homes or bad situations, looking for a place where we can please people, play our role, and fit in somewhere.” Idk, he said it better, but I just found that interesting- that he can kinda see the psychological factors that make people eager to serve in such a demanding and odd industry. I wonder if he ever came across Sartre and the concept of “living in bad faith”, because he seems very aware of how being a waiter/server/maitre d matches his personality, but is also a different role from his natural self.
I really enjoyed it, mostly to hear about how entitled and outta control rich folk can be, how knuckle-draggingly dumb some of our wealthiest are. Socialism now, please, Jeff no one really loves you, they love your money, Jeff.
Anywho- first review I read called out the author’s misogyny, but I’d kinda push back that everyone’s attractiveness is judged in the book, male or female. Like, I get it, I do see how the same traits he might like in a male colleague are somehow terrible to him with “Iron Bottoms”, but I also think that’s kinda a small sample size. He also felt “Iron” was kinda stepping on his toes/doing his job, so ya his portrayal of her ain’t great. He complimented the personalities of other female colleagues, and called a bunch of male coworkers assholes. If he’s reflecting on the beauty of a rich guy’s date, I’m sorry, that’s not really the author’s misogyny so much as society- he has money, she has looks, that’s just kinda part of the story/background. But whatever, minor point but I wanted to address it- can definitely see what the reviewer is talking about, definitely part of our society, and maybe you see it in the author too- idk, I guess I’d see that as his honest impression, for good or bad.
Anywho, bit more of a memoir than I expected, with more introspection than I thought there’d be as well. Somethin from one of the earlier chapters grabbed me, where he says somethin like “we’re all from broken homes or bad situations, looking for a place where we can please people, play our role, and fit in somewhere.” Idk, he said it better, but I just found that interesting- that he can kinda see the psychological factors that make people eager to serve in such a demanding and odd industry. I wonder if he ever came across Sartre and the concept of “living in bad faith”, because he seems very aware of how being a waiter/server/maitre d matches his personality, but is also a different role from his natural self.
Wow. Although a hard career it explains a lot about front of the house love and war. Narration was chefs
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