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A Bowl of Olives: On Food and Memory Hardcover – October 7, 2014

by Sara Midda (Author)
4.3 out of 5 stars 28 customer reviews
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Product Details

  • Hardcover: 128 pages
  • Publisher: Workman Publishing Company (October 7, 2014)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0761145265
  • ISBN-13: 978-0761145264
  • Product Dimensions: 1 x 5.5 x 7.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
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3.0 out of 5 starsNice art, interesting text but all printed too small
By Parka TOP 50 REVIEWER on March 1, 2015
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A Bowl of Olives is a delightful book on food and cooking, and all things related.

The book features mainly watercolour illustrations by Sara Midda with occasional photographs. The artworks are lovely. They can be the different leaves used in salads, picnic baskets, utensils and crockery, colour swatches created from basket of fruits, food wrappers, flowers in vases used to decorate dinner tables and more.

The informative text talks about how food is prepared, different ingredients, food culture and markets in different countries, other interesting stories and personal experiences from Midda herself.

It's a beautiful artist sketchbook.

Unfortunately the major downside is the book is too small, about palm size only, slighly less than A5 size. That's exactly the same complaint I have with her earlier book Sara Midda's South of France: A Sketchbook. It's tiring to read because the fonts are too small, and the beautiful detailed watercolour artworks are wasted when most are also printed quite small.

So overall, while the book has good art and interesting text, it is frustrating to read because everything is so small.

3 out of 5 stars. 2 deducted for the small size of the book.

(See more pictures of the book on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)
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3.0 out of 5 starsLovely, if you can see it
By Jason Kirkfield VINE VOICE on February 17, 2015
Format: Hardcover
When I reviewed Sara Midda's Growing up and Other Vices several years ago, I lamented the book's small size. Nearly all of her books have been published by Workman Publishing, and obviously she has strong ties to the publisher; this book is dedicated (on two separate pages) to both Peter and Carolan Workman. But why do they insist on printing Sara's art so small? Do peregrine falcons comprise the bulk of her readership? Does this come with its own loupe? The answer to the second question at least is No.

A Bowl of Olives is full of personal recollections and mixed media memories of fresh food. It's all very nice, but this small format book is not the right medium for it. In some cases (for example, the bottom of page 13 and all of page 60) the small hand lettering is nearly illegible. Why? It's not a printing error because I have seen it before and this is a common complaint on all of her books. It's stupefying because these pages have tiny art with large white margins!

Conclusion:
A lovely book with fine details, almost looks handmade. Too bad it's so darn small. Sara's work belongs on a gallery wall or a coffee table. Size isn't everything, but it's something.

[The reviewer was provided with a complimentary copy of the book.]
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3.0 out of 5 starsThis Is Hard For Me To Read Now
By SingingSkylark on May 26, 2015
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It's with a heavy heart that I give this book only 3 stars. I love Sara Midda's work and have her other books. But, since my eyesight isn't as good as it was twenty odd years ago when I first began collecting her books, the tiny print I loved so well is now too difficult for me to read. I used a magnifying glass, but it helps only a little. Most of the illustrations are also too small and I noticed that some of them are repeats from previous publications. When I saw this featured, I honestly didn't think everything would be so small.

Design-wise, the layout of the pages is still strong. I also enjoy the colors. I just wish I could see everything better!
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5.0 out of 5 starsA Review: On the Love of Miss Midda's Adorable Illustrations
By Fres Wicker on February 26, 2016
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It's a lovely book, very pleasing on the sights of a traveling mind. I'm currently collecting Ms. Midda's books for my shelf since, let's be honest here, they've been boring for the longest time now. I fell in love with her illustrations after I bought In and Out of the Garden by chance just so see what it was all about. Much like a sketchbook/scrapbook you've finished, placed aside, and forgotten for a few years only to rediscover it once again later, A Bowl of Olives is a charming little illustrated classic for people like me who can never get enough of the pretty pictures you've drawn and sprinkled throughout your life, littering book pages you think you'd much rather forget. I could never read the fine print in these books of hers, but I did buy her books moreso for the illustrations than the words. If the publishers ever decide to print a larger hardcover with larger font then I'd be glad to purchase it once again.
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5.0 out of 5 starsSmall is beautiful -- especially for an artist who "notices"
By LKP on February 11, 2016
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Sara Midda pulls us close with her delicate, feathery, astute drawings...and reminds us of small moments. (to me, that is why the size of this book is perfect) She documents the subtle colors of a bowl full of delicious olives, the variety of a grouping of salad greens, the often-overlooked beauty of paper packaging, the myriad shades of spices, etc. All these grace notes are recorded with a delicate-but-sure watercolor style that is all
her own. Part sketchbook, part visual journal -- every page provides another glimpse into the small moments that make life enjoyable and
tasty. A wonderful book to own, and to give.
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4.0 out of 5 starsA Long awaited gem
By ParisBreakfast on July 16, 2015
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As a followup with much anticipation for the exquisite SARA MIDDA'S SOUTH OF FRANCE - A SKETCHBOOK, I'm sorry to say I was disappointed. Not in the book or the artwork but the overall book design. The text is a light grey and tiny. Are we not meant to read it? Certainly a loupe is required. Why make it so arduous? And the art work is not treated respectfully in my opinion, reduced so much. Margins are wider with very few bleed pages sadly unlike South of France. Even the colors seem faint and washed out in comparison. It would be nice if Workman came out with a full size edition for those who dearly love Midda's artwork. I would buy it in an instant.
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