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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
smashed this on a weekend away. dry wit, what it says on the tin - what he ate (lots of pasta, vegetables, wine, eating out, with others, catering for the kids and Felicity). the other observations are interesting and understated. bit repetitive but probably down to the format of daily entries. prompted me of the importance of home made nourishment for tonight and future meals, inspiration from ingredients rather than a recipe, and the value of succinct writing
funny
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Came For: all the food things
Stayed for: Tucci's absolutely epic rants about how much he hates air travel.
Stayed for: Tucci's absolutely epic rants about how much he hates air travel.
funny
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
funny
lighthearted
reflective
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
lighthearted
fast-paced
I understand that he is aware of his privilege, but this book is a paradigm of the class divide. I don’t mind him, mentioning his friends who are also in the acting industry. It didn’t feel anything like name dropping, but the way he speaks about what he eats, and the things he does feels very unreachable for me. The entire time I couldn’t actually connect to some of the things he said simply because they were said surrounded by such privilege and luxury that I didn’t want to take them in. This is by no means a dislike for him. I actually really like Stanley Tucci and his work. I just simply think this book was not for me as someone who is in the lower middle class (and that is generous). Perhaps this is really more for his friends and family.
Tucci's voice alone makes this audiobook worthwhile. his lifestyle, described in what's essentially a diary, is extremely unrelatable but his love for food, his friends/family, and his work is contagious and endearing. do not listen while hungry!