tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post3914027369081710858..comments2023-10-26T04:53:55.401-05:00Comments on Literary Musings: The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica BauermeisterBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10780185535345559390noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-59907413108624806182011-04-14T11:50:48.888-05:002011-04-14T11:50:48.888-05:00Ben, I mean I think it would be a little drastic t...Ben, I mean I think it would be a little drastic to leave the note, but I do agree with your sentiments.Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10780185535345559390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-32807707541845421062011-04-14T11:38:04.752-05:002011-04-14T11:38:04.752-05:00Next time you go by Barnes and Nobles, you should ...Next time you go by Barnes and Nobles, you should leave him a word on his shelves saying: "Fuck you Tom, you owe me twelve bucks".<br /><br />I don't trust the recommendation at my Chapters store for a simple reason. One will recommend every fucking book within a certain genre. Gino loves crime fiction. He will recommend me Michael Connelly, James Patterson, Flannery O'Connor, Dennis Lehane and Jim Thompson. Ellen loves YA, she has her sticker on every fucking trendy YA book. They are usually very young or easy to impress and have no taste whatosever.<br /><br />That was my rant :)Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11483490020980574428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-43902612757132595052011-04-14T09:13:42.565-05:002011-04-14T09:13:42.565-05:00Baily, You're right, very flowery prose. It wa...Baily, You're right, very flowery prose. It was almost too much. <br /><br />Karen K., I don't think that sounds snobish. I haven't read The Hundred Foot Journey but I'll stay away from it!Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10780185535345559390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-21833931898546687622011-04-14T08:38:20.061-05:002011-04-14T08:38:20.061-05:00I hope I'm not becoming a snob but I've re...I hope I'm not becoming a snob but I've really noticed a lot of contemporary fiction seems really contrived. I read The Hundred Foot Journey (another foodie fiction) recently and I really hated it. Thanks for the warning!Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-25462015114023796832011-04-13T21:34:39.420-05:002011-04-13T21:34:39.420-05:00I agree, boo Tom! I saw several gushing reviews o...I agree, boo Tom! I saw several gushing reviews of this book, but it missed the mark for me. What I remember most about this one was the sentence structure: tons of commas and flowerly prose and run-on sentences. The character development was lacking, too, in my opinion.Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14025977978080091819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-38285966452875794642011-04-13T21:08:28.425-05:002011-04-13T21:08:28.425-05:00Diane, I do like lighter audio books. I have a har...Diane, I do like lighter audio books. I have a hard time concentrating on audio while driving, so I always opt for easier reads. Maybe I would have preferred it a little more had I listened to it on a solo road trip. <br /><br />Beth, Her descriptions of food were good but then after awhile they just all sounded the same, like she was rehashing her descriptions over and over again. And you are spot on when you say the characters were from a horrid soap opera - gah! It was bad. Sorry we both wasted our time on this one :(Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10780185535345559390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-10674439678194550462011-04-13T20:45:18.225-05:002011-04-13T20:45:18.225-05:00I agree. I really enjoyed the language when provi...I agree. I really enjoyed the language when providing descriptions of the food- so comforting and exotic, at times. However, the introduction to the book didn't really offer much besides setting up that the chef was a serious foodie from a young age. And the relationships of those attending was like a freaking episode of horrid soap opera. I enjoyed the bits about the food, but the rest of the novel was sorely lacking. Boo goes out to Tom.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05572049077903171939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-12608619521441381412011-04-13T20:18:03.729-05:002011-04-13T20:18:03.729-05:00I so enjoyed the audio version of this one and loo...I so enjoyed the audio version of this one and look forward to her newest book soon as well.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.com