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A review by deniser821
Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography by Laurie Woolever
4.0
I wasn’t a huge fan of Anthony Bourdain but enjoyed watching his shows when I happened to come across it. I, like many people, was shocked at the news of his suicide in 2018.
This definitive oral history features interviews by 91 different people who knew or were friends with Anthony Bourdain during his 61 years of life.
It covers his childhood all the way to the very end with the co-workers, who were on location filming an episode of his show, Parts Unknown, discovering he died the night before.
I was surprised at the amount of people that were interviewed, including both his ex wives. The only person not interviewed was his last girlfriend, Asia Argento, although her effect on his life was the main topic at the end of book.
I listened to the audio book which featured a full cast reading, which is my favorite. The very people interviewed were the ones reading their parts. It felt similar to watching a documentary and heightened the experience.
This definitive oral history features interviews by 91 different people who knew or were friends with Anthony Bourdain during his 61 years of life.
It covers his childhood all the way to the very end with the co-workers, who were on location filming an episode of his show, Parts Unknown, discovering he died the night before.
I was surprised at the amount of people that were interviewed, including both his ex wives. The only person not interviewed was his last girlfriend, Asia Argento, although her effect on his life was the main topic at the end of book.
I listened to the audio book which featured a full cast reading, which is my favorite. The very people interviewed were the ones reading their parts. It felt similar to watching a documentary and heightened the experience.