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by: Jim Crace
Binding: Unbound
EAN: 9780374702847
Format: Import
ISBN: 0374702845
Label: Fsg
Manufacturer: Fsg
Publication Date: 2002-05
Publisher: Fsg
Studio: Fsg
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Rating: - The Devil's Larder
This is a book of 64 vignettes about food. But it's not simply about food, it's about the emotions that go along with the food and the complex issues surrounding the food. The style is lyrical and poetic, and subtle themes of all flavors are infused throughout it's pages. Jim Crace has done a fantastic job of making these short essays, more often then not, foreboding and dark. There are stories dealing with death and love, indifference and hate, and just about any human emotion that can be played ... Read More
Rating:  - Ok if you're really bored...
I have a habit of wandering through the library and picking a random fiction to peruse. Mostly, I find works I feel lucky I chose. This book was an exception to that normal trend. If you enjoy little ramblings on nothing at all, centered around food and strange food concepts with the underlying message that we're all crazed when it comes to food, you'll love this work. If, however, you're not inclined toward reading for meaning or are looking for some deeper meaning, skip this work.
Rating:  - Pleasant little nothings
This collection of short tales built on the theme of food is well-written, inventive ... but an hour after reading is it easily erased from memory. In short, great reading when you're constantly being interrupted. The "great" themes: how to time a soft-boiled egg by a hymn; death by botulism; fondue cheese fight ... Although I'm fond of Crace and these stories are enjoyable, there is far too much better literature for me to recoment you spend your time on these.
Rating: - A Readable Feast
Go ahead--take a bite. If you believe your tastes are too pedestrian for the gourmet literary feast served up by Jim Crace in "The Devil's Larder", think again. These tiny tales of human beings and their gustatory obsessions contain the full spectrum of flavors for gourmand and epicure alike.
It's this accessibility that makes Crace one of the most evocative writers of short fiction working today. While it may seem a highbrow undertaking to prepare sixty four miniature stories about food ... Read More
Rating:  - I loved this book
For no other reason than the stories captivated me. Each one so full of imagery. I just liked it; sometimes it's hard to say why a book is appealing, but this one is one of my favorites. If you get a chance, read it.
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