Julie and Julia - Julie Powell

Julie and Julia

By Julie Powell

  • Release Date: 2005-09-01
  • Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 75 Ratings

Description

The bestselling memoir that's "irresistible....A kind of Bridget Jones meets The French Chef" (Philadelphia Inquirer) that inspired Julie & Julia, the major motion picture directed by Nora Ephron, starring Amy Adams as Julie and Meryl Streep as Julia.

Nearing 30 and trapped in a dead-end secretarial job, Julie Powell reclaims her life by cooking every single recipe in Julia Child's legendary Mastering the Art of French Cooking in the span of one year. It's a hysterical, inconceivable redemptive journey -- life rediscovered through aspics, calves' brains and cré me brûlée.

Reviews

  • Never thought I'd say this...

    5
    By Jessepooh
    But the movie was better.
  • Inspiring

    5
    By melissacarroll
    This book is definitely one of my new favorites. Powell's style of writing is hilarious and entrancing. I would recommend this book to anyone that enjoys cooking and doesn't mind a few "f-bombs" every now and then.
  • Love it!!

    5
    By KurdWerner
    Oh my gosh!! I am 11 years old and I absolutely adored this book!! The movie is one of my faves. Even though there is a lot of adult content, it was a great book. It makes me feel really glad that I wasn't her, cooking in a stuffy apartment with frozen pipes. :) She absolutely cracks me up. Totally recommend it!! Thank you for caring to read this!!
  • Wonderful

    5
    By Ana Paula Linhares
    I love the history of the film, and Im Sure I will love the book too :)