Goodreads Summary:
Some people go on pilgrimages; Julie Powell attempted to master one cookbook. Thirty years old, bored with her job, hating her Queens apartment, Powell decided to transcend her life by concocting all 524 recipes in Julia Child's 1961 classic Mastering the Art of French Cooking -- in a single year. Replicating Child's kitchen artistry at such short notice tested Julie's skill and stamina, not to mention her husband's patience; but it did produce a high-spirited, sometimes hilarious memoir.
My thoughts:
She had me from her first Buffy the Vampire reference. Reading this book was very much so like reading the journal of a fellow nerd. I love nerd books. Julie Powell is a nerd. She is normal and doesn't pretend to be anything else. She is honest about her short comings and equally honest about her triumphs. While I can't relate to a blog saving someone from themselves (yes I know I write a blog) I can relate to having a project have unexpected awesome benefits.
I would recommend this to people who didn't like the movie. I hated the movie. Julie Powell is no where near as annoying as Amy Adams.
While writing this review I was listening to my dog bark at neighbors, no I did not attempt to stop her. I don't like those neighbors either.
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