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Title: Poor Cooking Related Book - Good Whiny Self-Indulgence
Review: I read this book long before the movie came out. I enjoy cooking, watch some cooking programs, have read a biography of Julia Child, have used recipes from Mastering the Art of French Cooking, and so approached this book as an interesting discourse on food and life and Julia Child. In all those respects, the book is a failure. The author is not a particularly good cook, does not aspire to get any better, approaches the cooking as a challenge she sets for herself (much as one would memorize the periodic table of elements or read the entire OED), does not lead an interesting (even quirky interesting) life, and has no meaningful insights to offer the reader.I slogged through the book, thankful that I do not know her or her friends. On the other hand, I do wish I could have attended a meal with Julia and Paul Child.
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