Author: Lucy Knisley
Pages: 192
Published: 2013
Challenges: Foodies Read, Nonfiction, I Love Libraries, Eclectic Reader
Genre: Graphic, Memoir, Nonfiction
Edition: Paperback
Source: Library
Description: A vibrant, food-themed memoir from beloved indie cartoonist Lucy Knisley.
Lucy Knisley loves food. The daughter of a chef and a gourmet, this talented young cartoonist comes by her obsession honestly. In her forthright, thoughtful, and funny memoir, Lucy traces key episodes in her life thus far, framed by what she was eating at the time and lessons learned about food, cooking, and life. Each chapter is bookended with an illustrated recipe—many of them treasured family dishes, and a few of them Lucy's original inventions. (via Goodreads)
Thoughts: I can't recall how I had first heard about the book, but however I was able to hear about the book, I am glad I was able to find out about it. It was a nice break from the heavier reading that I had been taking over the past month or so and really liked the illustrations that graced the book and particularly liked the recipes that ended each chapter.
I had several favourite sections in the book. My first favourite was the chapter on Junk food and how she craved it while on a trip with her dad. I also enjoyed the sections on Mexico and Japan and her adventures there. I also liked the one on when she and friend had some amazing croissants and how she tried to replicate them after coming back from that particular trip.
Bottom line: Overall, it was an enjoyable read and would consider purchasing a copy or at least request the book again and write/photocopy the recipes that I would be interested in making at some point. The illustrations were really well done and the story really engaged me as a reader and really liked the small glimpse that I was able to get into Lucy's life and her love of food. I look forward to whatever Ms. Knisley has in store next. Recommended.
Rating: 4.25/5
Pages for 2014: 3392
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