Julie and Julia by Julie Powell

Julie and Julia

by Julie Powell

Trapped in a boring job and living in a tiny apartment in New York, Julie Powell regularly finds herself weeping on the way home from work. Then one night, through her mascara-smudged eyes, Julie notices that the few items she's grabbed from the Korean grocery store are the very ingredients for Potage Parmentier, as described in Julia Childs' legendary cookbook, "Mastering the Art of French Cooking". And the project is born. Julie begins to cook - every one of the 524 recipes in the book, in the space of just one year. This is Julie's story, as gradually, from oeufs en cocotte to bifstek saute au beurre, from "Bitch Rice" to preparing live lobsters, she realises that this deranged project is changing her life. The richness of the thousands of sauces she slaves over is beginning to spread into her life, and she begins to find the joie de vivre that has been missing for too many years.

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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.

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