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Obras de John Haney

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Conocimiento común

Género
male
Nacionalidad
UK

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Not very well written and badly edited should not be the opening statement of any review. It alternated between curse laden memories and extremely unintelligible descriptions of brittish food. I stuck it out to the end but it just got worse with his musings of his life that I had to start skimming . Ugh.
 
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amyem58 | otra reseña | Jan 10, 2016 |
Haney grew up in a working class family north of London. Now copy editor for Gourmet Magazine, he has written an engaging biography primarily focused on his life in Britain before he moved to the US. This is not a "food" book in the sense it regales you with recipes and meals you want to try at home. To the contrary, it chronicles the abysmal cuisine that Haney grew up with. Althouigh a bit of an aesthete as an adult, the execrable food always connects Haney to family and culture. It also connects him to class, something he thought he could escape in America, but our class structure is only more subtle. His father is working class poor, but a thoroughly likeable chap you would like to share a pint with. His mother was a striver. always trying to expose him to culture, and with some success (reminds me of Stegner'smother in this regard). His love for literature is evident as is his passion for music. He played drums in two minor British punk bands. What I liked best, is that he was born about the same time as me (1951) and gives me a feel for what a parallel life would have been for me in other circumstances. He examines the conflicts of trying to escape a class, which very roots define who he is. The only disconnect in the book is his sorrow at the abject poverty his dad and mom descended into before they died. From his job, one would suspect he had the financial wherewithal to help them, but apparently did not, either through his parents' pride or for other reasons.… (más)
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nemoman | otra reseña | Mar 2, 2008 |

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