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A review by knod78
From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home by Tembi Locke
5.0
4.5 stars for me.
This story was so much more than the show. I am surprised, completely. I kind of wished they spent more time on the parts around their love and Saro's death. I loved that in the movie, but didn't get it in the book. However, I loved the after parts visiting Sicily as much as they did that we missed in the movie. I loved how her relationship with her mother-in-law developed into something special. I loved the cooking and farming. I want to plant fava beans myself. I loved to see her daughter and her become one with Aliminusa, entrenched into the culture. I loved at the end when her parents came to visit, the mule guy tells them that she is a part of this town. And I especially loved the recipes at the end.
But there was quite a bit of repetitive information and almost gave this 4 stars. I kept reading that she was looking at this with both grief and happiness and moving forward. There are so many times you can read it. Sorry. And I kind of wished there was more story to their love. Yes, it sucks to read the parts of the cancer and the illness, but I felt detached from Saro unlike how I felt in the show. He was a ghost in this book and I didn't really like it.
I do recommend this book and you will get something from the book even more than just watching the show. I can say honestly, it's different. And this book also reminds me why I have repeatedly told my husband that he's not allowed to die before me.
This story was so much more than the show. I am surprised, completely. I kind of wished they spent more time on the parts around their love and Saro's death. I loved that in the movie, but didn't get it in the book. However, I loved the after parts visiting Sicily as much as they did that we missed in the movie. I loved how her relationship with her mother-in-law developed into something special. I loved the cooking and farming. I want to plant fava beans myself. I loved to see her daughter and her become one with Aliminusa, entrenched into the culture. I loved at the end when her parents came to visit, the mule guy tells them that she is a part of this town. And I especially loved the recipes at the end.
But there was quite a bit of repetitive information and almost gave this 4 stars. I kept reading that she was looking at this with both grief and happiness and moving forward. There are so many times you can read it. Sorry. And I kind of wished there was more story to their love. Yes, it sucks to read the parts of the cancer and the illness, but I felt detached from Saro unlike how I felt in the show. He was a ghost in this book and I didn't really like it.
I do recommend this book and you will get something from the book even more than just watching the show. I can say honestly, it's different. And this book also reminds me why I have repeatedly told my husband that he's not allowed to die before me.