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3.57 AVERAGE
3.57 AVERAGE
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I really struggled to get through this one. I try not to be super critical of a memoir because it’s a real person, but I really struggled with rooting for this author. At the beginning I was captivated with how she juggled writing, sexual harassment in the industry, and addiction, but then it just got repetitive.
Maybe it was meant to help me practice some empathy for people struggling with addiction and keep repeating toxic patterns, but I mostly found myself wondering how she kept getting such great opportunities many people wouldn’t have access to if they showed the same behavior.
Maybe it was meant to help me practice some empathy for people struggling with addiction and keep repeating toxic patterns, but I mostly found myself wondering how she kept getting such great opportunities many people wouldn’t have access to if they showed the same behavior.
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This woman was a dumpster fire but a big one you can watch from far enough away without smelling it. Real solid book
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A really raw, interesting memoir that at times wavered to self-flagellation and a little too "I'm a monster ah I'm so awful," while somehow also not sounding sincerely guilty about it? Parts of this felt like they didn't fit together or, at least, fell outside the expectation of this being the memoir of a food writer/assistant to famous chefs. I also had to listen to the audiobook on 1.5x speed, and at times up to 2x speed, because she seemed to be speaking so slowly otherwise. But the overall journey is inspirational and this book is seemingly exactly what Woolever wanted to accomplish, and I can't help but be glad for her for that.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Suicide, Sexual harassment
Minor: Death of parent
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Sooo so so good, I read this one so quickly. Woolever's work history is what initially peaked my interest in this book, but I ended up being more interested in her journey of navigating addictions and grief. I know others have criticized her decisions in her marriage and the multiple accounts of infidelity, but I found the honesty to be refreshing. I respect a memoir that's open like that. Of course, the ending was heartbreaking. She spoke to her time with Anthony beautifully, now I'll have to rewatch No Reservations in its entirety again.