If You Can't Take the Heat: Tales of Food, Feminism, and Fury by Geraldine DeRuiter

4.16 AVERAGE

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raybudbury's review

3.75
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For the most part enjoyed this one! 

I love the authors writing voice even though it came off a little cheugy at points. Will be looking into her blog and more of her writing. 
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jackiebee's review against another edition

4.0
One of the things I miss most from quitting Twitter is following Geraldine, so reading her humor again was excellent. There were quite a few lines that made me stop and laugh. Some essays were a bit too long though, admittedly.

buceethevampireslayer's review against another edition

5.0
pizza dough for the cinnamon rolls!!!!! he should’ve just killed someone instead of releasing that recipe omg

aeb123's review against another edition

3.5
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cmarie76's review

3.0
I liked some of these essays quite a bit. But listening to the audiobook, the narration delivery felt veerrrrrrrry millennial at times
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mirroredpages's review

4.5
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Witty, sarcastic, a little dark, this collection that mixes memoir and feminist essay is smart and funny. Always revolving around food, usually the memory of it, much in the vein of Stanley Tucci’s Taste: My Life Through Food, it recalls a certain nostalgia while also distinctly challenging many conservative perspectives.

Always appreciative of punny title chapters, my particular favourites were (based on content):

The Seafood Lover in Me
I’ll Have What I’m Having
What’s Cooking, and Who’s Cooking It
The Only Thing in My Oven
Paying the Price*
Gender Roles and Cinnamon Rolls
Hanger Management
A Moment in Pie

*My favourite chapter in the whole book and worth reading on its own if you’re not inclined to pick up the book as a whole. 
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lajulie24's review against another edition

4.0
funny informative reflective fast-paced
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lost_hitsu's review against another edition

5.0
Perhaps not the most groundbreaking in terms of thoughts, but this was personal, engaging and genuinely funny and you can't ask for much more from a memoir.

nawill528's review against another edition

4.5
funny inspiring medium-paced

ajnorelli's review

4.0
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