- Hardcover: 142 pages
- Publisher: Fig Tree; 1st edition (2 Nov 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1905490097
- ISBN-13: 978-1905490097
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 14.2 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 449,838 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In September 2005, Alex Kapranos began writing about what he ate while touring the world with the rock band Franz Ferdinand. The writing is as much about where he eats and the people he eats with as the unusual flavours he tastes on the road. Whether it's munching donuts with cops in Brooklyn, swallowing bull's balls with the band in Buenos Aires or queuing for a saveloy in South Shields, these are surprising and vivid snapshots of life on the road. Funny, poignant, sickening or sexual depending on the situation, the material, both new and previously published in the Guardian, is fascinating and entertaining.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I enjoyed Kapranos' weekly food column in The Guardian so much that this release appeared to take an age to arrive, but when it finally did it took me all of five minutes to read. I could not put it down! It's not a boring clinical dissection of the weird and wonderful food that Alex ate whilst on the road with Franz Ferdinand, it's a vivid painting of the surroundings in which he eats and the people whom he eats with. It includes pieces of history about the place or the dish in question that is enlightening and actually interesting, and whimsical sketches drawn by a member of the band illustrate every story. The reaction of his fellow band mates to some foods had me giggling, not to mention the singer trying, with not much luck, to speak a foreign language with a Scottish accent! These snap shots never fail to be entertaining!
Humorous, informative, morbid, surprising, sexual: Sound Bites is an exciting mix of all the above. I recommend this firstly to any Franz Ferdinand fan and secondly to anyone who is interested in food but can't stand pompous food critiques. Buy it now!
Humorous, informative, morbid, surprising, sexual: Sound Bites is an exciting mix of all the above. I recommend this firstly to any Franz Ferdinand fan and secondly to anyone who is interested in food but can't stand pompous food critiques. Buy it now!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
If you enjoyed Alex Kapranos' columns in The Guardian over the last year, you'll enjoy this book even more. There's more to it than those columns -- besides extra pieces of writing there are funny and clever illustrations. This is a wonderfully oblique and odd account of life on the road in a rock band, and Alex Kapranos' use of language is always unexpected and unusual, sometimes even unsettling.
A clever, charming and sexy book. And it will make you hungry...
A clever, charming and sexy book. And it will make you hungry...
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have really enjoyed the reading of this book. It is very intense in every sense from your mouth to your mind. Kapranos makes you feel like you were just sitting next to him sharing his meal as the description of the places and plates is so vivid and so full of metaphors.
Also, I have discovered a new food experience thanks to this book because what he says about enjoying the adventure of trying a new food is not only beautiful words, he really convinces.
Just read it, you will enjoy it and learn interesting things about food.
Also, I have discovered a new food experience thanks to this book because what he says about enjoying the adventure of trying a new food is not only beautiful words, he really convinces.
Just read it, you will enjoy it and learn interesting things about food.
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Talented Musician - Talented Writer
Alex Kapranos is a talented musician and writer. I really like the way he writes. He collected so many food experiences while on tour with his band Franz Ferdinand and the way he... Read more
Published on 25 Dec 2009 by Nikolaos Kokosis
A Book with an Identity Crisis??
I'm sure I am about to incur the wrath of all hardcore Franz Ferdinand fans, but I had some real issues with this book. Read more
Published on 22 Jan 2007 by Sarah Durston
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