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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I really enjoyed this book when I bought it under the title the Monday Night Cooking School - this is the same book with the American title.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By J. Cameron-Smith
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Format:Hardcover
On Monday nights, over a period of weeks, Lillian gives cooking lessons to small groups. Lillian is a renowned chef who has her own restaurant, and her classes are popular. As the story opens, a new class is starting and we meet the eight students as they meet each other. Over the course of the book, each chapter combines the preparation of a meal with the story of one of the characters.
Each of the characters brings their own struggles, disappointments and joys to the kitchen. Each of the students is transformed by their learning and, as they learn to appreciate the aromas, flavours and textures of what they are preparing, they each learn quite a lot about themselves.
I enjoyed this novel. The character sketches and the food preparation combine in a delightful way. Sometimes the character's stories are connected and seem complete, sometimes they are not. Some of the stories hint at a hopeful future, others are less clear. Each of the stories is interesting, each of the characters vividly drawn. And yes, cooking is also thinking about other people.
Jennifer Cameron-Smith
Each of the characters brings their own struggles, disappointments and joys to the kitchen. Each of the students is transformed by their learning and, as they learn to appreciate the aromas, flavours and textures of what they are preparing, they each learn quite a lot about themselves.
I enjoyed this novel. The character sketches and the food preparation combine in a delightful way. Sometimes the character's stories are connected and seem complete, sometimes they are not. Some of the stories hint at a hopeful future, others are less clear. Each of the stories is interesting, each of the characters vividly drawn. And yes, cooking is also thinking about other people.
Jennifer Cameron-Smith
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By AdJ
Format:Paperback
I found this book extremely disappointing. Insipid and flat, the characters had no substance, other than cliche after cliche of predictable pap. And what's with all the similes that make no sense? "...inhaling the warm smell of corn and melting butter, soft as a mother's hand moving across the back of her almost sleeping child..." More often than not when reading this book I found myself both confused and nauseous.
This is a fine book if you have a low IQ, don't mind being patronized, and don't want to read a book of any substance.
This is a fine book if you have a low IQ, don't mind being patronized, and don't want to read a book of any substance.
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