Jos itibaren Sarıalan Köyü, 10190 Sarıalan Köyü/Balıkesir Merkez/Balıkesir, Türkiye
A really great book I couldn't give 4 stars to because at times the amount of information and detail he goes into about running a kitchen or restaurant which I was less interested in. Still a terrific read, Bourdain is a great writer.
Well, crap. Is it my fault that all Anderson's books sound the same? I bought this, and got about 50 pages in before I realized I had actually read this one before, and then slogged my way to about page 300 before throwing in the towel. Could the hero be any more "perfect"? Or the heroine any more of a dishrag? And the evil villain be any more "mwah ha ha ha evil"? No, to all the above. Parker isn't a hero, he's a complete stiff, and boring as heck. And of course all the typical Anderson stuff is here: Catholicism, no sex before marriage (well, sort of), puppies, cowboy hats and women who just wanna stay home and have babies. (though there's no physical disabilities here which is often a hallmark of Anderson's books.) I don't necessarily have an issue with any of the items listed above but after you've read about three Anderson books it starts to get very repetitive and very tiring. I wasn't invested in these people at all and gave up.
I can't wait to start this...