by Julie Powell
A book born of a blog, in which the author, a temp from Long Island, challenges herself to make every recipe in Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking. It’s an interesting idea and Powell has some writing chops, but I was turned off by the excessive melodrama.
I don’t know if Powell exaggerated the ridiculous amount of opposition and dismay that her mother and others reacted with when they heard about this harmless, fun, silly little project, but I hope so. I hope she made up, for the sake of drama, all the tear-stained hysteria that Powell engaged in many, many times over the year. If not, both Powell and her mother have serious mental problems. At times I was amused by the book, but never fascinated, and often irritated by Powell and her friends.
two stars
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