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tregina's review against another edition
1.0
I really just wanted to read this for the lavish descriptions of food. Pity it tried to be a mystery too. But that wasn't the real issue. The real issue was such gross and transparent sexism that I actually checked to see if the book had been written about forty years earlier.
colorfulleo92's review against another edition
1.0
This sounded entertaining and quite fun with a man that loves food and such turned into a detective sleuth. But sadly this was both boring and I didn't like the tone it had towards women. Will not continue with it
gasoline_allie's review against another edition
2.0
Basically, food porn seasoned with more than a dash of misogyny and ego. I'll pass on any further helpings of this, thank you.
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Although I did not know whodunnit until the very end--largely because the unnamed protagonist really was in the dark most of the time--I knew it had to be female. Too many women were flirtatious with him; it had to be a red herring because, honestly, I couldn't tell why anyone would be attracted to him. Bleh.lakecake's review against another edition
3.0
This was a decent mystery story, with a lot of interesting facts about food thrown in. I liked how the Gourmet Detective really was an accidental private eye--he didn't beat the detectives the whole time, which I think is much more realistic. I did think there was maybe a little too much about the pairing of food/wine and music--they took whole pages sometimes! I don't know enough about either wine or classical music to really "get" those sections. The mystery itself was pretty good, and the detectives involved--official and otherwise--are fairly interesting. All in all, a good, quick read.
max538's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
jlynnautumn's review against another edition
2.0
I've watched a couple of the Hallmark films and didn't realize they were based on books so it was a good choice for a reading challenge I was given to read a book that a movie was based on after having seen the movie. I usually always read a book then see a movie. I was actually more bored reading the book then I have been while watching the movies which I didn't think was possible. It was so slow.
melmmoore's review against another edition
1.0
Did Not Finish. I got to chapter 8 and decided I didn't need to read anymore. Every woman's description was criticized as needing to loose a stone or needing to dress better or needing to wear makeup or needing her hair to be done. Or all of the above. Until I finally got to a female who the main character found attractive then it was all about how the uniform was tailored well and watching her rear as she lead the way. Ugh. Even when I tried to overlook the main character's attitude about women, I found him unlikable. There's plenty of books to read so I decided to stop wasting my time with this one.
robinwalter's review against another edition
It turned out to be TOO food-oriented for my tastes
manntan's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75