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Sadly, this one didn‘t work for me. I think it was mostly because I tried to read it during a super busy time and I needed to dedicate more attention to the nuances in the three separate timelines. These three interconnected stories feature women who are at the mercy of the men in their lives, and take place over centuries. I may revisit this sometime since it was an #auldlangspine pick from the trusted @TheKidUpstairs

I can‘t enthusiastically recommend this one, unfortunately. Regan, a Michelin star chef, writes about her childhood, gender and sexuality, and then there‘s much about relationships that come and go and I got lost in that muddle. There‘s a lot in this section about substance abuse and reckless behavior but then I became interested again in the restaurant scenes. And when she eventually becomes a chef and writes about food I was hooked.

Getting caught up on the nba longlist backlog this year.... that's my ONLY reading goal-- no challenges or anything. This memoir was just ok imo. A lot of chef memoirs go: food memories from childhood, teenage or ya drug and alcohol abuse, success as chef and this was no different. Edward Lee is still the chef to read imo. Also she comes across as kind of a jerk boss sometimes too :/

I‘ve read so little lately! 😫 For many reasons, including ones annoying, exhausting, productive, hopeful, festive. But finally I‘ve finished my first book in a bit, and it was SUCH a good one. This is a fantastic (National Book Award longlisted) memoir about Midwest childhood, gender, sexuality, addiction, chef life, and more. Regan has a straightforward but artful writing style that I really enjoyed. Highly recommended.