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A review by rballenger
From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home by Tembi Locke
3.0
Type of read: Commuter Read.
What made me pick it up: We were prepping for our trip to Italy and I was looking for books that had a similar Italian theme.
Overall rating: A personal story of grief, growth, and remembrance. I think I've said it before, but I always feel bad rating and reviewing memoirs. These are people literally putting their life, thoughts, and feelings out for all of us to experience with them. I think Locke did a beautiful job telling their story, remembering their love, and finding the light that kept them going. I did feel like it was a very long, drawn-out book. There is a lot of detail that maybe wasn't quite necessary. Additionally, some of the writing was just a little more wordy than it probably needed to be. While I don't think 'From Scratch' is one of that end-all, be-all, I have to go run and tell everyone about memoirs, I am thankful Locke chose to share this beautiful story.
What made me pick it up: We were prepping for our trip to Italy and I was looking for books that had a similar Italian theme.
Overall rating: A personal story of grief, growth, and remembrance. I think I've said it before, but I always feel bad rating and reviewing memoirs. These are people literally putting their life, thoughts, and feelings out for all of us to experience with them. I think Locke did a beautiful job telling their story, remembering their love, and finding the light that kept them going. I did feel like it was a very long, drawn-out book. There is a lot of detail that maybe wasn't quite necessary. Additionally, some of the writing was just a little more wordy than it probably needed to be. While I don't think 'From Scratch' is one of that end-all, be-all, I have to go run and tell everyone about memoirs, I am thankful Locke chose to share this beautiful story.