Scan barcode
A review by jenbsbooks
Bread Alone by Judith R. Hendricks
slow-paced
3.25
I struggled through this a bit ... considered not finishing, but pushed through. I liked the resolution at the end (set up for a series, but I don't think I'll continue). This had been recommended on FB as a favorite when discussing books with a heavy food theme/recipes. This was about bread, and I've been baking sourdough for a couple years now. That part was actually really interesting ... a lot of very familiar stuff, although I've not heard of a starter called "chef" before. Several recipes (more than just bread) sprinkled throughout, nothing that really called to me to try, but I saw that a couple had been highlighted and saved by other readers.
I was listening to [book:Yours Truly|61918816] as an audiobook overlapping the time I was reading this on Kindle ... both are contemporary, with the main female character going through a divorce. I believe both ex-husbands were involved with a girl named Kellie? Stomach issues (pregnancy, appendicitis?) in both, recovery after surgery in both ... while the stories really weren't the same, these similarities had my brain in a muddle from time to time. Note to self - try to keep different genres to prevent this!
This was written in a present tense that was grating ... I was always aware of it, it felt awkward. It made sense sort-of, as it would shift into past tense for memories, and that did help keep those separate (which was good, because there were no headings/indications and sometimes the transitions were so seamless I wouldn't have noticed it was a flashback if not for the tense change). First person POV.
The ne plus ultra - hadn't ever heard that before ... I wondered if the "ne" was a typo? There were some odd BOLD items that seemed out of place (was there a reason they were bolded?). In my Kindle app, much of the dialog ran together, two voices on one line, no indication of who was speaking (the author skipped most of the "he said" "she said" ... which can get repetitive, but without it sometimes I wasn't sure who was saying what. The lines seemed on track when I viewed the book in the Kindle cloud reader.
As I was reading, not listening, it was easier to highlight and take some notes. There were quite a few things that hit me, that I highlighted to save. Little thoughts, statements ... some about life and relationships, some about bread.
This was published in 2000 ... felt contemporary... and then there were the cassette tapes, and the "does he have a phone?"
There was some proFanity (10) and a little more sex than I'd expected.
Not really one I'd recommend, although I will be sharing some of the bread quotes with my sourdough group ... and I can't quite understand one of the alternate covers!
I was listening to [book:Yours Truly|61918816] as an audiobook overlapping the time I was reading this on Kindle ... both are contemporary, with the main female character going through a divorce. I believe both ex-husbands were involved with a girl named Kellie? Stomach issues (pregnancy, appendicitis?) in both, recovery after surgery in both ... while the stories really weren't the same, these similarities had my brain in a muddle from time to time. Note to self - try to keep different genres to prevent this!
This was written in a present tense that was grating ... I was always aware of it, it felt awkward. It made sense sort-of, as it would shift into past tense for memories, and that did help keep those separate (which was good, because there were no headings/indications and sometimes the transitions were so seamless I wouldn't have noticed it was a flashback if not for the tense change). First person POV.
The ne plus ultra - hadn't ever heard that before ... I wondered if the "ne" was a typo? There were some odd BOLD items that seemed out of place (was there a reason they were bolded?). In my Kindle app, much of the dialog ran together, two voices on one line, no indication of who was speaking (the author skipped most of the "he said" "she said" ... which can get repetitive, but without it sometimes I wasn't sure who was saying what. The lines seemed on track when I viewed the book in the Kindle cloud reader.
As I was reading, not listening, it was easier to highlight and take some notes. There were quite a few things that hit me, that I highlighted to save. Little thoughts, statements ... some about life and relationships, some about bread.
This was published in 2000 ... felt contemporary... and then there were the cassette tapes, and the "does he have a phone?"
There was some proFanity (10) and a little more sex than I'd expected.
Not really one I'd recommend, although I will be sharing some of the bread quotes with my sourdough group ... and I can't quite understand one of the alternate covers!