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Bone in the Throat
by Anthony Bourdain
from Bloomsbury USA

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Entertaining
  Decent, fast, easy reading. I often forgot I was reading a book of fiction written by a chef. Not the best I've ever read, but certainly not the worse. Great effort for a chef.

• As satisfying as a slice of real New York "garbage pizza" (pizza with everything)
  After reading Tony's non-fiction works, I was quite interested in giving this a try, albeit with some trepidation (as a former bookseller, I've seen a lot of 'celebrity fiction' that was about as tasty as that 3-week old milk I don't have in the refrigerator.)
  I had a feeling, however, that this would work out. I wasn't surprised to find myself entertained from the very first page. Bourdain's senses sight and hearing are as well-honed as his chef skills; his descriptions and dialogue rings completely... more info

• a stretch
  Bourdain is an irresistible presence on TV, no doubt. But he is no storyteller when working in prose. This story was thinner than consommé and about as mentally nutritious. Enjoy the tv show with all it's exotic locales and characters because the author brings none of the titillation to this effort.

• A Great Story And A Book You Won't Want To Put Down
  I read this book after reading Anthony Bourdain's "Kitchen Confidential" autobiography. I wanted to see Bourdain's fictional styling and was quite impressed. "Bone In The Throat" is the story of Tommy, son of a mafia gangster and is struggles to stay disassociated with the mob while trying to advance his career as a professional chef. Bordain's style of writing is simple and reflects his own upbringing in New York. Although fictional, Bourdain's descriptions of what goes on behind the seens at a NYC... more info

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