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squirrelbrain
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I loved this! The author was the restaurant critic of the New York Times in the early/mid Nineties. She ends up wearing disguises in order not to be recognised and it‘s so interesting how she is treated when the restaurants don‘t know who she is. The book also includes some of her actual reviews alongside the back story of how she fared at each visit.

Thanks for sending it to me Cindy!

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vivastory I'd be curious to know how much weight a restaurant critics has now, or if like other critics they have to compete with social media buzz & online reviewers. Years & years ago I used to frequently read the restaurant reviews in the weekly alternative paper where I live & there were a few memorable instances where a favorable review turned a fairly new & beloved restaurant into a big success. 2y
squirrelbrain It‘s interesting to consider, isn‘t it? @vivastory There are still restaurant critics in many UK newspapers and magazines but they do tend to be quite London-focused. I bet the more local, quirky restaurants do quite well from social media but, of course, a bad review could do huge damage as well. 2y
Cinfhen So glad you enjoyed it 😁it definitely felt dated but still a great read 2y
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BarbaraBB
Winter in Sokcho | ELISA. SHUA DUSAPIN
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She studied at the university in Seoul but now lives in Sokcho, a desolate fisherman‘s village near the North Korean border. She works in a small guesthouse where one of the guests is a French man, apparently as lonely as she is.
It‘s not a cheerful read but it‘s wonderful, this little book about not daring to choose life and its risks over the safety of solitude.

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squirrelbrain Great review! I‘m reading a book for this same prompt at the moment. 2y
BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain I just read that you‘re loving it! That‘s good! 2y
Megabooks Great review! I knew you‘d like it. 2y
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KarenUK Stacked! Sounds totally my cuppa tea! 2y
BarbaraBB @Megabooks It‘s got that same vibe that Japanese novels have! 2y
BarbaraBB @KarenUK It‘s very good, I think you‘d think so too! 2y
Megabooks 💯💯💯 2y
Cinfhen I remember when @Megabooks revised this one!! She wasn‘t sure if I‘d like it..what do u think?? 2y
BarbaraBB I think you‘d like it but #moreborrowthanbuy I guess 2y
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