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Gluten Is My Bitch: Rants, Recipes, and Ridiculousness for the Gluten-Free by April Peveteaux
kdailyreads's review against another edition
5.0
This book totally cracked me up and cheered me up about having celiac disease. Highly recommend for anyone recently diagnosed. Be sure to get the paperback with the new chapter and recipes.
livilooloo's review against another edition
4.0
Fun and realistic read on life for the gluten intolerant. Lots of practical advice mixed with humor. Highly recommend for anyone who is newly diagnosed.
frahhn's review against another edition
I have a gluten allergy, have been eating gluten free for ~13 years, and this book came up as a recipe book recommendation. It's got a few recipes, and I'll update if/when I try them.
As far as the gluten-free life advice and commiseration goes? I found this *totally* on point and true to my experience. I would assign this as reading to anyone who really wants to cook for me, if I could. It hits the most important stuff like:
**It's uncomfortable to ask for accommodations, so don't give me a hard time
**Yes, a crumb can get me sick
**No, I don't want to be this way
**Yes, being excluded from social eating is sad, but I'd rather you just tell me if you can't serve GF stuff.
**Having to plan logistics for every meal in case you get stuck somewhere stinks.
I would recc this as a light introduction to the important people in your life. Some of the resources are outdated because it was published in 2o13, but it really captures the spirit of being gluten free, especially cross contamination.
P.S. Cheerios are GF now thank god, I keep them everywhere just in case.
As far as the gluten-free life advice and commiseration goes? I found this *totally* on point and true to my experience. I would assign this as reading to anyone who really wants to cook for me, if I could. It hits the most important stuff like:
**It's uncomfortable to ask for accommodations, so don't give me a hard time
**Yes, a crumb can get me sick
**No, I don't want to be this way
**Yes, being excluded from social eating is sad, but I'd rather you just tell me if you can't serve GF stuff.
**Having to plan logistics for every meal in case you get stuck somewhere stinks.
I would recc this as a light introduction to the important people in your life. Some of the resources are outdated because it was published in 2o13, but it really captures the spirit of being gluten free, especially cross contamination.
P.S. Cheerios are GF now thank god, I keep them everywhere just in case.
jhamel's review against another edition
2.0
a little too angry for me, though my own experience is far milder than hers. some useful info nonetheless.
natters's review against another edition
4.0
It's really funny and I really hope this hell status doesn't directly apply to me.
thebisexualbooknerd's review against another edition
5.0
Never have I felt so seen by a book in all my days. I have a vastly different experience with gluten than the author, but she still managed to sum up all my experiences on the page, from the horrible to the funny to the joyous. I won’t deny that she has a privileged viewpoint, but she is very aware of that privilege so it doesn’t come across as too preachy. (Plus, I live a similar lifestyle so if anything that made it easier for me personally to relate.)
As a gluten intolerant person, I can safely say that the most difficult thing about the disorder is lack of empathy/understanding from the gluten tolerant. My own family regularly taunts me or gets offended when I stand up for myself at meals. So having access to book that not only gets that, but is also funny and informative, is ineffably valuable. I cannot recommend this book enough to anyone on the gluten-free spectrum.
As a gluten intolerant person, I can safely say that the most difficult thing about the disorder is lack of empathy/understanding from the gluten tolerant. My own family regularly taunts me or gets offended when I stand up for myself at meals. So having access to book that not only gets that, but is also funny and informative, is ineffably valuable. I cannot recommend this book enough to anyone on the gluten-free spectrum.
novelnicole's review against another edition
5.0
I absolutely loved this book. Everyone diagnosed with a gluten intolerance should read this. A couple weeks into my diagnosis I picked up this book from the library and it has been a great coping mechanism for me. April is hilarious and relatable. This book is just what I needed.
10aya's review against another edition
4.0
Overall, this books was a great introduction to being gluten free or suddenly finding yourself cooking for the newly gluten free (my SO has celiac, so that's where I'm coming from in reading this).
The authors exasperation with being forced to be GF combined with her hilarious humor make this book very accessible. It very much feels like the author gets what you're going through and you general sadness that pizza and doughnuts will never be the same. That being said, a lot of her prose seems reminiscent in tone of popular humorous long posts on tumblr. It's not elevated prose, but you can certainly relate to it.
There a few asides and anecdotes that seem to be included purely for humor's sake and which make we wonder if they are holdovers from the blog, that seem particularly unseeded. However, the general layout and flow of the content is very well executed. I particular appreciated the sections on international travel and how to do so while being GF.
This was a quick read. I buzzed through it in a day. I've got 21 sticky note tabs in it because there are definitely recipes and tips that I will be referring back to. I would definitely recommend this book for anyone who was just diagnosed or who loves someone who was. A lot of the information covered was refresher for me, as it's Ben a few years that I've been living this lifestyle on behalf of the SO, but even so, there was a lot of info that was new to me (GF food might be tax deductible? White vinegar and baking powder sometimes have gluten in them!?).
My final nitpick is the excessive use of he/she and other slashed substitutions for plural pronouns used as singular pronouns. This and a few other instances make me think this books wasn't particularly well line edited. Either embrace the singular They or rewrite the sentence.
The authors exasperation with being forced to be GF combined with her hilarious humor make this book very accessible. It very much feels like the author gets what you're going through and you general sadness that pizza and doughnuts will never be the same. That being said, a lot of her prose seems reminiscent in tone of popular humorous long posts on tumblr. It's not elevated prose, but you can certainly relate to it.
There a few asides and anecdotes that seem to be included purely for humor's sake and which make we wonder if they are holdovers from the blog, that seem particularly unseeded. However, the general layout and flow of the content is very well executed. I particular appreciated the sections on international travel and how to do so while being GF.
This was a quick read. I buzzed through it in a day. I've got 21 sticky note tabs in it because there are definitely recipes and tips that I will be referring back to. I would definitely recommend this book for anyone who was just diagnosed or who loves someone who was. A lot of the information covered was refresher for me, as it's Ben a few years that I've been living this lifestyle on behalf of the SO, but even so, there was a lot of info that was new to me (GF food might be tax deductible? White vinegar and baking powder sometimes have gluten in them!?).
My final nitpick is the excessive use of he/she and other slashed substitutions for plural pronouns used as singular pronouns. This and a few other instances make me think this books wasn't particularly well line edited. Either embrace the singular They or rewrite the sentence.
spacegecko's review against another edition
3.0
Funny, relatable, nice to see I’m not the only one struggling with stuff. However, some outdated information, and a lot of the info is American, so some brands and store names aren’t helpful to a Canadian.