A review by josephcdela
How to Wash the Dishes by Peter Miller

3.0

You are, in a way, running an airport, and there are many planes that need attention: some are waiting to land, some are overloaded, some need to be cleaned and serviced, and others need to take off... The sink and the bowl are your control tower. There will be times of some crisis, and it is your task to find the ways through and to keep the system up to speed and functioning efficiently. The order will protect against accidents.
The premise of a book on washing dishes is somewhat ridiculous, somehow captivating, altogether... great?
Bordering on pretentious, hedging on philosophical, uncertain if meaningful. Miller calls a dish towel a “scarf,” a kitchen “an operating room,” and an omelet “a card trick.” This is one of the books of all time. I don’t know if I recommend this book, but it is now on my favorites shelf. So... yeah.