[30 days of books] La Peetch
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ironymaiden14. What is the best book you’ve read in the past year?
i have an extreme dislike of that superlative. best writing? best story? most engaging?
i think i'll go with the one that was the most pleasurable:
My Life in France by Julia Child
i loved to watch her show on PBS as a child - this was way before i would even think of attempting anything in the kitchen. there was something engaging about her pleasure in the work she was doing, and something soothing about her goofy voice.
with her grandnephew's assistance, the book captures her sweetness and enthusiasm. she feels like an old friend - one who started the greatest adventure of her life when she was 36. (if you've seen Julie & Julia, you will recognize key incidents that were adapted for the film...and again be reminded what a waste of flesh Julie Powell is when compared to Julia Child. if you haven't seen the film, the Julia parts are awesome. watch only the Julia parts.) the book is notable not just for the stuff you would expect, but for her experiences with McCarthyism and her liberal vs conservative fights with her father. and that she had a pretty fabulous marriage. i'm not usually into biographies, but it's the hot cup of really good tea of biographies.
i have an extreme dislike of that superlative. best writing? best story? most engaging?
i think i'll go with the one that was the most pleasurable:
My Life in France by Julia Child
i loved to watch her show on PBS as a child - this was way before i would even think of attempting anything in the kitchen. there was something engaging about her pleasure in the work she was doing, and something soothing about her goofy voice.
with her grandnephew's assistance, the book captures her sweetness and enthusiasm. she feels like an old friend - one who started the greatest adventure of her life when she was 36. (if you've seen Julie & Julia, you will recognize key incidents that were adapted for the film...and again be reminded what a waste of flesh Julie Powell is when compared to Julia Child. if you haven't seen the film, the Julia parts are awesome. watch only the Julia parts.) the book is notable not just for the stuff you would expect, but for her experiences with McCarthyism and her liberal vs conservative fights with her father. and that she had a pretty fabulous marriage. i'm not usually into biographies, but it's the hot cup of really good tea of biographies.
