Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously

by Julie Powell

Julie Powell is a bored, 30-year-old secretary living in a rundown apartment in Queens. She needs something to break the monotony of her life, so she invents a deranged assignment. She will take her mother's dog-eared copy of Julia Child's 1961 classic Mastering the Art of French Cooking, and she will cook all 524 recipes, in the span of one year. But she comes to realize there's more to Mastering the Art of French Cooking than meets the eye.

• ISBN10: 031604251X
• ISBN13: 9780316042512
• Publish Date: 1 July 2009 (first published 1 January 2005)
• Publish Status: Out of Stock
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
• Imprint: Little, Brown and Company
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 400
• Language: English

Reviews

[sstaley]

I was so disappointed in this book. I loved the movie and wanted to read the book. I should not have wasted my time. The book is full of vulgar language, a lot of sexual talk and overall I got tired of her attitude. The "cute" Julie I saw in the movie is not there in the book. I was also disappointed that Julia is not a huge factor in the book, where in the movie there was more bout her life.

My recommendation is... see the movie but skip the book.

[Eve1972]

I probably should have just stuck to the movie, the book was just OK. I found Julie to be self-absorbed and whiny and just not all that likable to be honest. Sure there were funny parts, but overall a disappointing read for me...

[mbtc]

I wasn't as impressed with this book as I had hoped I would be. I'm still happy I read it, as I'm looking forward to seeing the movie adaptation and I typically prefer to read the books first. But the tone of Julie in this book is a harsh one and it doesn't mesh well with my personal preferences. It was okay. At best.