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Autor de Gok Cooks Chinese
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TheReadingShed001 | 5 reseñas más. | Mar 1, 2023 | Wow Gok..I didn't realise he'd been through so much to get to where he is today. The bullying certainly brought back awful memories for me and i know where he's coming from.
Brilliant book and such a warm lovely man.. I especially loved the way he mentioned a little about each important person in his life at the end of a chapter by writing them a letter. also his recipes too..
Go Gok your Fabulous
Brilliant book and such a warm lovely man.. I especially loved the way he mentioned a little about each important person in his life at the end of a chapter by writing them a letter. also his recipes too..
Go Gok your Fabulous
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TheReadingShed01 | 5 reseñas más. | Feb 25, 2023 | Having not listened to an audio book before (save for when I was a kid), I wasn’t sure if I’d enjoy the format, so in hindsight this was a good one to start with as Gok himself was the narrator. For those not from the UK, Gok Wan is basically a camp Chinese guy who works wonders with women’s dress sense & body confidence, & I love him. I wasn’t expecting much from his autobiography though, as celebrity biographies are ten a penny these days & churned out by ghost writers in a matter of days (or so it seems). I’d seen a programme he did on telly a while back, about his own struggles with weight & body image, so I did expect a degree of honesty & openness, but what I got was more than I had anticipated. Gok delves into his struggles with self confidence, battles with eating & difficulties in finding his rightful place in the world on a deeper level than I would have expected. In many ways it was a risk to take whilst he’s still so very much in the spotlight, but I expect he is shrewd enough to know that the fans who love him do so because he has been as damaged as the rest of us & has turned it into a positive. The book isn’t flawless though – it isn’t ever going to win any literacy prizes, & sometimes I wondered if having Gok narrate it had a negative effect as there was no balance...but I guess the same could be said for all autobiographies. What it all boiled down to is that this was a fairly raw memoir, one which I really enjoyed & which only served to fuel my adoration for Gok!
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SadieBabie | 5 reseñas más. | Jun 23, 2018 | This one is a keeper, I bought it for the Ma po tofu recipe and was not dissapointed. Fresh accessible modern Chinese cooking.
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EvaElisabeth | otra reseña | Aug 15, 2014 | Don't you just love a rags to riches story? I saw this in the airport and was intrigued. Once I was home I bought the Kindle version and snarfed it down in one greedy gulp. The disarming language was delightful.
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Clueless | 5 reseñas más. | Jul 8, 2013 | I love to cook, particular Chinese/Asian food and this book gives some nice recipes in a simpler way.
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Silverlily26 | otra reseña | Aug 2, 2012 | A thoughtful and honest autobiography of gok's personal challenges and triumphs during his career.
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hayley566 | 5 reseñas más. | Nov 11, 2011 | This really sounds like Gok has written it, rather than a ghost writer, which is pleasing. I like the exploration of the professional and personal sides of his character - particularly when he describes his tactics for overcoming bullying and how he deals with weight issues and racism.
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Korenmolen | 5 reseñas más. | Jan 11, 2011 | Enlaces
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Brilliant book and such a warm lovely man.. I especially loved the way he mentioned a little about each important person in his life at the end of a chapter by writing them a letter. also his recipes too..
Go Gok your Fabulous