| | |  | Wooden Spoons | Home » » » Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | Julie & Julia, the bestselling memoir that's "irresistible....A kind of Bridget Jones meets The French Chef" (Philadelphia Inquirer), is now a major motion picture. Julie Powell, nearing thirty and trapped in a dead-end secretarial job, resolves to reclaim her life by cooking in the span of a single year, every one of the 524 recipes in Julia Child's legendary Mastering the Art of French Cooking. Her unexpected reward: not just a newfound respect for calves' livers and aspic, but a new life-lived with gusto. The film is written and directed by Nora Ephron and stars Amy Adams as Julie and Meryl Streep as Julia. | | | Features: | |
• ISBN13: 9780316042512
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| | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Julie Powell | | Mass Market Paperback:
| 400 pages | | Publisher:
| Little, Brown and Company | | Publication Date:
| July 01, 2009 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 031604251X | | Package Length:
| 6.7 inches | | Package Width:
| 4.1 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.2 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.45 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
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 A big disappointment!!!Mar 02, 2010
After seeing the film, I looked forward to reading the book it was based on. I loved the movie! Unfortunately, I can't say the same about the book. Usually, the book is better than the movie, but not in this case.
I don't know how Powell was able to get this thing published, except that it was a novelty at the time. The writing is poor, and rambles on about nothing in particular. Not to mention the fact that her use of vulgarity is unnecessary and used way too often to suit any reader. Unlike the movie, the books dosen't go into the preparation of meals and the humor in preparing them. The only light present were the excerpts from Julia Child's life.
All I can say in closing is stick with the movie. If you like the movie, don't read the book.
 A good readFeb 28, 2010
I thought this book was a good read, but I can see why certain groups of people don't like it. Apparently most people either love it or hate it. I found it entertaining.
Don't read this book if you are a prude. Also, if you are looking for more information on Julia Child's life, read Julia Child's books instead for that.
 it's a shame shame shame...Feb 28, 2010
..that julia child's name is even used in conjuction with this book. it should be called the whiny, unrelentingly self absorbed brat, julie powell & what she's complaining about today.. the woman has no talent. it gives me great pleasure knowing julia child never read this overpriced piece of crap! she used juila child to gain fame & tricked us all into believing she actually cared about her, about cooking & about being a decent writer. stick to your blogs, julie. that way you can just disappear into the masses of mediocre writers & name droppers where you belong. ps- i was routing for your husband to leave you the entire time.
Loved it!Feb 26, 2010
Great book! I loved her writing style and can't wait to read the next one.
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Julie & her editorFeb 23, 2010
It seems like most reviewers have more or less neatly divided themselves into those who hated the book AND Julie, and those who loved both.
I find it funny when people start giving a negative review to a book because the author swears or her kitchen is dirty. As psychotic as Julie is often portrayed (and I'm sure that Powell uses a healthy dose of hyperbole in the book), I think we all know exactly where she's coming from. I would bet that there isn't a single woman out there who could not relate to Julie in at least some way, most of us - in more than one.
The book, however, ended up disappointing me (thus the two stars). I can't believe some people call it "inspirational" and "profound". I think the book fell very short on profound stuff, even though it seemed to be heading in that direction for a while. And I failed to see how it's inspirational to know that of millions and millions of blogs out there a few managed to bring their owners money and fame. Maybe it's just me, but I find something "inspirational" when it compels anyone who reads it to make a change for the better, however small. By Julie's own admission, her life would have quickly returned to sucking after her 15 minutes of fame, had it not been for the book and the money. NOT the project.
So, really, the title of the book should have been "Julie&her editor", since THAT was what changed her life. Julia was just a pretext and didn't really take her (and, therefore, her reader) anywhere new psychologically and spiritually. Just out of the hated job and old apartment. And since we cannot follow her down THAT path, the end of the book felt very anticlimactic to me (I kind of figured she got the book deal from, well... the cover?).
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