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Title: Julie is a whiner who doesn't like to cook!
Review: I only read 2/3 of this "memoir." Before reading I was intrigued by the concept - the author cooking the recipes of Julia Child. Sounds like potential for amusement. I agree with many of the negative reviews below that this is a self-absorbed, whiney author. I found each chapter repetitive - drinking her gimlets, not having sex with her husband, her try-too-hard-to-be-eccentric friends. This book is a case in point that a popular-blog-does-not-a well-written, well-conceived-book-make. I would recommend Ruth Reichl's memoirs or Peter Mayle's tales of French food and experiences. Or Julia Child's "My Life in France" (haven't read that one, but it has *got* to be better than this.) This book is a poor choice for a reader, a foodie or anyone who abhors whining.
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