“You have to be a romantic to invest yourself, your money, and your time in cheese.”
#luckyinlove #valentine #mediumraw #anthonybourdain
“You have to be a romantic to invest yourself, your money, and your time in cheese.”
#luckyinlove #valentine #mediumraw #anthonybourdain
This 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.
I loved listening to this book and hearing Tony‘s voice. I‘m still shook he‘s not with us anymore and I wasn‘t sure how good a posthumous book could be. It was lovely to relive all his trips and memories, it made me remember special times in places we shared with him travel wise. This pic is me matching my rosé to the sunset this past weekend. I went to Niagara on the Lake with my sister and a friend, we made some great memories
Started this on audio while I do errands and I‘m loving that they use clips of him from his tv shows especially since I forgot this was written after he died
I 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.
Worked on these crewmates while listening to this audiobook. A very impressive list of voices make up this oral biography of Anthony Bourdain.
🎧 I only know his books. I never saw him on tv.
He narrated his own books. He was a fabulous story teller. I loved this book but I found the continuous mention of his past heroin addiction almost annoying!
Full cast made it interesting!
If you want a fascinating, entertaining, fun story, read Kitchen Confidential, if you want a brutally honest expose about his personal & work life, try this.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/4
I wanted to like this book more than I actually did. Woolever talked to many of Bourdain‘s family, friends, and associates and I understand that this is an oral biography, but I needed a narrative thread — not just quotes strung together under headings that vaguely tie them together. Because I finished and it was interesting, I‘m giving it a low pick. I think it would be better as an audiobook.
My husband had a productive but wearying day in PT, so he‘s really tired. I‘m letting him sleep and am sitting here in bed reading Bourdain. I love my flowers.