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A review by towardinfinitybooks
Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking: A Memoir of Food and Longing by Anya von Bremzen
5.0
03/28/16 - I'm bumping my rating for this book up to a full 5 stars. Originally, I rated it 4.5 stars because I felt the ending wasn't as strong as the rest of the book. However, I read this book over many weeks as class projects, exams, and travel interrupted my reading time, and therefore likely dampened my reading experience.
As I mentioned earlier, I read this book for the food memoir task of Book Riot's 2016 Read Harder challenge. I do not typically read food memoirs, and was a bit wary of the goal. But this book is an example of the best possible outcome of a reading challenge: it pushed my boundaries, I learned SO much, I can't stop thinking about it, and I can't stop recommending it to friends.It is also a standout in terms of other genres in which it could be classified - e.g. straight-up memoirs, history, etc. I don't know if there are other food memoirs out there that are as good as this one, but reading it has made me much more open to trying other books in the same genre. Highly recommended.
As I mentioned earlier, I read this book for the food memoir task of Book Riot's 2016 Read Harder challenge. I do not typically read food memoirs, and was a bit wary of the goal. But this book is an example of the best possible outcome of a reading challenge: it pushed my boundaries, I learned SO much, I can't stop thinking about it, and I can't stop recommending it to friends.It is also a standout in terms of other genres in which it could be classified - e.g. straight-up memoirs, history, etc. I don't know if there are other food memoirs out there that are as good as this one, but reading it has made me much more open to trying other books in the same genre. Highly recommended.