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rebelbelle13 's review for:
Under the Tuscan Sun: 20th-Anniversary Edition
by Frances Mayes
It is entirely obvious from the first paragraph you read that Mayes is completely in love with Tuscany, and Italy itself. She loves everything about it-from the food, to the people, to the very land. Reading her novel is like reading someone's diary- seeing their world through rose colored glasses. Her descriptions of everything are so vivid, so colorful, so deep, that I can almost imagine myself in Cortona, and I've never been to Europe. Mayes' writing is romantic and completely immersive, and that's what kept me going. It took me a long time to finish, because I kept having to put it down and come back to it later- simply because I was sick of reading about Italy.
I think I would have enjoyed this book more if I loved cooking like Mayes does. I don't like cooking. I'm not good at it. I see it as a chore. I am more than happy to have someone cook something for me than do it myself. I found that I was skipping the chapters that contained recipes. Perhaps I would also have enjoyed it more had I already visited Italy, and truly loved it.
Mayes is a fabulous writer- but I found that I just wasn't really interested in the topic.
I hardly ever say this, (does anyone, really?) but I liked the movie better. In the movie, Frances is newly divorced, and buys the house in Tuscany on a whim, and is by herself for much of the film. Slowly, she makes friends, learns the language, falls in love and gets her heart broken, and transforms the house. It keeps the soul of the book- so I'd actually recommend that instead.
I think I would have enjoyed this book more if I loved cooking like Mayes does. I don't like cooking. I'm not good at it. I see it as a chore. I am more than happy to have someone cook something for me than do it myself. I found that I was skipping the chapters that contained recipes. Perhaps I would also have enjoyed it more had I already visited Italy, and truly loved it.
Mayes is a fabulous writer- but I found that I just wasn't really interested in the topic.
I hardly ever say this, (does anyone, really?) but I liked the movie better. In the movie, Frances is newly divorced, and buys the house in Tuscany on a whim, and is by herself for much of the film. Slowly, she makes friends, learns the language, falls in love and gets her heart broken, and transforms the house. It keeps the soul of the book- so I'd actually recommend that instead.