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'charmingly informative and witty' --Publishers Weekly
'the attraction of Mr Barlow s book is that he goes well beyond the business of eating. He gives us a fascinating journal of his Galician wanderings... What comes through is a deep affection not just for Galicia s pigs... but also for Galicia s people and culture.' --The Economist
'great travel title... a humorous reflection on a year long culinary extravaganza in Spain... there are some superbly tasty cuts from this book... it s hard not to love a book that has a chapter entitled Exaltation of the Sausage. The book s out in May 2009, so position your finger over the pre-order trigger. --St Christopher s Inns Live your Life Ezine, February 2009
'the attraction of Mr Barlow s book is that he goes well beyond the business of eating. He gives us a fascinating journal of his Galician wanderings... What comes through is a deep affection not just for Galicia s pigs... but also for Galicia s people and culture.' --The Economist
'great travel title... a humorous reflection on a year long culinary extravaganza in Spain... there are some superbly tasty cuts from this book... it s hard not to love a book that has a chapter entitled Exaltation of the Sausage. The book s out in May 2009, so position your finger over the pre-order trigger. --St Christopher s Inns Live your Life Ezine, February 2009
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`a fascinating journal of his Galician wanderings.'
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Well written and entertaining. Probably best described as travel writing rather than a travel guide, since many of the places mentioned in the book were only vaguely described in terms of location etc. We had the book with us when we travelled to Galicia last month and, as well as enjoying it as a riveting read first and foremost, we also occasionally used it to help us track down some out of the way locations and food. I would highly recommend trying to recreate the author's lunchtime tapas run in A Coruna - we certainly got to see some places we'd never have found without his help, and it was one of the highlights of our trip (though, out of respect for the author, we hid the book whenever we went into somewhere that he mentioned)
If you are reading it purely for the pleasure of the writing, and for the enjoyment of learning a bit more about spanish food and customs, then it's a 5-star. If you are hoping to actually use it to fuel your own odyssey through Galicia (a use that the author himself might well recoil against!), then i'd say it's a four star, since tracking down any of the places he mentions in the book is (i'm sure delberately) quite difficult, but that's half the fun! An index would be a great addition as well.
If you are reading it purely for the pleasure of the writing, and for the enjoyment of learning a bit more about spanish food and customs, then it's a 5-star. If you are hoping to actually use it to fuel your own odyssey through Galicia (a use that the author himself might well recoil against!), then i'd say it's a four star, since tracking down any of the places he mentions in the book is (i'm sure delberately) quite difficult, but that's half the fun! An index would be a great addition as well.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I came across this book whilst planning a trip to Basque country and whilst the area covered '- Galicia - is perhaps a little further West, bought it anyway.
As a 'food' book it wanders and whilst many of the asides are interesting and help to frame the topic - eating pig in Galicia - a significant proportion do not. At a number of points the author seems to have been undecided what topic he was aiming for, with the political interview towards the end of the book perhaps standing out most as having no real connection.
Would I buy a book by the author again? - Probably, but I think perhaps targeting this one a little more as an expat travelogue and less as a foody would have worked wonders. The areas where I learnt something new were rarely about food and frequently about Spain as a whole. Overall, perhaps with a little more vigorous editing and reworking of text to reduce the 'wordiness' would have been nice.
Oh and a final minor - but annoying - point, as the author is a 'Brit' living in Spain, why oh why has it been written using Farenheit (and dollars) At worst temperatures could have been listed in both, but if not then just use Celsius.
As a 'food' book it wanders and whilst many of the asides are interesting and help to frame the topic - eating pig in Galicia - a significant proportion do not. At a number of points the author seems to have been undecided what topic he was aiming for, with the political interview towards the end of the book perhaps standing out most as having no real connection.
Would I buy a book by the author again? - Probably, but I think perhaps targeting this one a little more as an expat travelogue and less as a foody would have worked wonders. The areas where I learnt something new were rarely about food and frequently about Spain as a whole. Overall, perhaps with a little more vigorous editing and reworking of text to reduce the 'wordiness' would have been nice.
Oh and a final minor - but annoying - point, as the author is a 'Brit' living in Spain, why oh why has it been written using Farenheit (and dollars) At worst temperatures could have been listed in both, but if not then just use Celsius.
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I so enjoyed this book for the humour, the setting and the enthusiasm of the author for his subject. This is not a book for the faint-hearted because John Barlow's descriptions of pig slaughtering and the erstwhile preparation of the finished dishes are fairly graphic. A great book and one I would thoroughly recommend but not if you're a vegetarian!
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Next stop Galicia!
A wonderful, well written, entertaining and informative book brimming with humour and social comment. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Felipe Havana
Have a vomit bowl handy
This is really two books in one:
1. An excellent guide to the life and surroundings in Galicia and for this reason, I would rate it as excellent. Read more
1. An excellent guide to the life and surroundings in Galicia and for this reason, I would rate it as excellent. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Mr. WA Bowman
Great read.
I loved this book, really well written, informative and funny. You don't have to be a foodie or know anything about Galicia to enjoy this book but at the end you really will want... Read more
Published on 18 May 2010 by SE Wills
Highly enjoyable read
Speaking as a former ex-pat to neighbouring Asturias I found this book to be a very faithful rendering of northern Spanish life. Read more
Published on 26 Jan 2010 by Tg Hayes
Brilliant Book
I loved this book. I have a house in Galicia and this captured the people and food brilliantly. He has rare insights into the communities that live there and certainly helped me... Read more
Published on 12 Sep 2009 by Nicola Jarman
Informative and Entertaining
This is a very engaging and entertaining trip through Galicia. After reading the book I can not wait to visit. Read more
Published on 1 Sep 2009 by T. Ryall
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