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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
calling all epicures
I started to devour this book, then, afraid to get to the end too soon, I began to pace myself---in order to savor the feast thoroughly. Idwal Jones's prose is totally intoxicating--his descriptions of tastes, textures, perfumes are so vivid you can almost taste the rich sauces, smell the aroma of roasting meat, get drunk on the wines. This is not a novel of events, so...
Published on February 20, 2002
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting, but drags.
The introduction by Anthony Bourdain is a very interesting read. The novel is not so interesting. It moves slowly and is a difficult read.
Published 12 months ago by Karen S. Lawler
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
calling all epicures,
By A Customer
This review is from: High Bonnet: A Novel of Epicurean Adventures (Modern Library Food) (Paperback)
I started to devour this book, then, afraid to get to the end too soon, I began to pace myself---in order to savor the feast thoroughly. Idwal Jones's prose is totally intoxicating--his descriptions of tastes, textures, perfumes are so vivid you can almost taste the rich sauces, smell the aroma of roasting meat, get drunk on the wines. This is not a novel of events, so much as sensations. Yet all the characters are alive and convincing. Anyone who truly connects with food and its pleasures will be ravished. Makes Proust's madeleine seem poor fare.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Bourdain was right about this book.......,
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This review is from: High Bonnet: A Novel of Epicurean Adventures (Modern Library Food) (Paperback)
....it's porn for cooks! The vivid and colourful descriptions are absolutely mind-blowing. My only advice to someone thinking about reading this is that unless you really know your stuff, you might want to have a copy of Larousse handy, as there are quite a few references to things that the average reader may not understand or know about.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book. Bad Price,
By evergene (San Francisco) - See all my reviews
This review is from: High Bonnet: A Novel of Epicurean Adventures (Modern Library Food) (Paperback)
A refreshing and necessary alternative to the current flood of celebrity-chef worship. Note that Amazon is charging $15 for a book that has a retail price of $11.95.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting, but drags.,
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This review is from: High Bonnet: A Novel of Epicurean Adventures (Modern Library Food) (Paperback)
The introduction by Anthony Bourdain is a very interesting read. The novel is not so interesting. It moves slowly and is a difficult read.
4 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Eh. Hard to get through and not so clever as it thinks,
By A Customer
This review is from: High Bonnet: A Novel of Epicurean Adventures (Modern Library Food) (Paperback)
Interesting in a sort of historical way, but even to me (a food-literature junkie) it was a chore to finish.
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High Bonnet: A Novel of Epicurean Adventures (Modern Library Food) by Idwal Jones (Paperback - June 26, 2001)
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