Next up from my graphic novel library haul. #anthonybourdain #hungryghosts #hardcover #food #recipes #ghoststories #spooky #libraryborrow
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Next up from my graphic novel library haul. #anthonybourdain #hungryghosts #hardcover #food #recipes #ghoststories #spooky #libraryborrow
pickWhen it first came out, I just wasn‘t ready for this book. Now that a number of years have gone by, the time felt right. This is an amazing read filled with anecdotes from the people who knew him and constructed by Laurie Woolever into a narrative that was much better than I even hoped.
panWasn‘t a fan of this. My least favorite part of watching/reading Bourdain‘s works are his opinions about America‘s food culture. In his graphic novel, a corporate chef and a locavore chef battle for control of the upscale dining market. But Jiro, an edo-style sushi chef, and other upholders of food traditions battle back for control of America‘s stomachs. I also never appreciate his fat shaming. That really kills me about him. #hoopla
pickI‘ve been a fan of Anthony Bourdain since the No Reservations days and have read all of his non-fiction (including a couple co-written with this author), so this has been on my Kindle TBR for ages. I was a bit disappointed with the Roadrunner documentary, so I was happy that this book delved a lot deeper into Bourdain‘s life before Kitchen Confidential and the early TV days before he was a household name. Unfortunately, 👇🏼 (cont‘d)
Final April #BookSpinBingo card. I finished my #Bookspin (tagged) and read 7 total books last month.
pickBourdain‘s graphic novel collaborator, Joel Rose, finished this two years after Tony‘s death. The artwork in this exploration of Japanese food-related horror tales was excellent, but the copy felt unfinished. I plan to try his other graphic novels on #hoopla that were finished before his death. This one is available there, too, but I took advantage of my library‘s hard copy. Between a pick and a so-so.
April #BookspinBingo card! My #Bookspin is Bourdain (excited to finally have the impetus to read this Kindle book I bought on a deal ages ago!) and my #DoubleSpin is Green Dot (an ARC I won from a Goodreads giveaway a few months ago).
“You have to be a romantic to invest yourself, your money, and your time in cheese.”
#luckyinlove #valentine #mediumraw #anthonybourdain
pickThis was really good, especially on audio, despite the lack of structure - it‘s really just a collection of anecdotes and sound bites about Bourdain, arranged mostly chronologically. I‘ve read so many think pieces about him that I found it both refreshing and revealing. The last sections are tough to get through, but I feel like I learned more about him and why his life ended so tragically. I miss his voice so much, still.
pickI was leaning towards a so-so rating. I felt like the stories could have used more space to grow. The different styles of artwork worked well for me. I went with a pick because Bourdain explained that he wanted to pay homage to the pre-comics code era of Tales From the Crypt et al. It definitely fits the bill. I wish he knew how much we appreciated him. I found this because I was looking for Kitchen Confidential on Scrib‘d. This was a nice bonus.
