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A review by themadmadmadeline
On the Noodle Road: From Beijing to Rome, with Love and Pasta by Jen Lin-Liu
2.0
Honestly, this book could have been so much better than it was. I love food, I love travel, but this gal.....I simply couldn't stand her.
Not only did I think her writing was lackluster, but her tone INFURIATED ME. She sounded so ungrateful and judgey for most of the trip and I just kept thinking "My God, you're doing something people only dream about." I get it, she's technically a food critic, but she was so snobby and condescending. Also she made stupid statements like "a panther shot in Africa"....there are no panthers in Africa...
I gave the book two stars because I like the themes (the progression of noodle literally and figuratively, and how women fit in to cooking traditions) but I felt the noodle focus was wrapped up entirely too nicely in a page, and the comments about women and how they are linked to food was accidental.
Overall, very disappointing.
Not only did I think her writing was lackluster, but her tone INFURIATED ME. She sounded so ungrateful and judgey for most of the trip and I just kept thinking "My God, you're doing something people only dream about." I get it, she's technically a food critic, but she was so snobby and condescending. Also she made stupid statements like "a panther shot in Africa"....there are no panthers in Africa...
I gave the book two stars because I like the themes (the progression of noodle literally and figuratively, and how women fit in to cooking traditions) but I felt the noodle focus was wrapped up entirely too nicely in a page, and the comments about women and how they are linked to food was accidental.
Overall, very disappointing.