Too much overdeveloped British snark over too many pages. The most disappointing, despite being highly recommended by others in the food nethersphere, is Cooking With Fernet Branca. For more suggestions, from the books featured in these posts, you might find some additional good reads that might otherwise have escaped your notice. I search for a bit of history, a dab of satire, a perspective on cooking and something totally escapist too – although this summer my escapist adventure has been The Money Heist on Netflix. Summer reading is different, and a little bit more disciplined. My post Christmas reading follows a much stricter rule, whose only demand is that I don’t have to work hard for my enjoyment. But now, without any essays demanded, I love looking through summer reading suggestions that I get from my local book store, Old Town Books, or The New York Times and even some food websites. Back then, you had to write a long, penetrating essay on the meaning of the book, which added to the misery. Joseph Conrad’s The Secret Agent for English, Swann’s Way in French (that was going to be part of my major) and one other that I have blessedly obliterated from memory. The most painful obligatory summer reading list I have had to endure was the one sent to me the summer before my freshman year at college. Read Time: 5 Minutes Subscribe & Share Summer Reading Progression Home » Browse » Book Report » Book Report: Summer Reading With Bill Buford JWritten by: Nancy Pollard
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