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I'm enjoying this but it is not my usual fare so I am reading it a bit at a time between other books

"to me a restaurant is a theatre and my table is a seat in the aisle."

"to me a restaurant is a theatre and my table is a seat in the aisle."

A series of essays - one makes me laugh out loud, some remind me of times past and some are best passed by quickly.

This is a book of essays on the theme of eating alone. Who has home alone recipes? Who likes simple. does not lower their standards, can comfortably eat alone in a restaurant? I very much enjoyed the introduction and the first essay. The second essay I didn't enjoy quite so much. I will read essays singly between other books and discover how much the appeal of the food itself imfluences my opinion of the essays.

Quote: 'There's something about a room for thoughts and words.' It was a statement, simple and direct, but it rang for Ani with the shapes of revealed truth. 'I've always wondered if Paradise might not be a little like a library,' the man said then.

Hilarious treatment of phenomenology but unrelenting reverse snobbery is hard

I might finish this one day but I find it difficult to read when the author doesn't like or appearto respect her characters

If you are sick of hearing all about trauma jump straight to chapter 4.

This is a really important book. Hannah Rosin is a journalist so it is very readable. I spend all my time thinking about who I want to share it with (1st anyone with kids 2nd everyone else. I'm so fascinated I can't put it down.

I've never read an autobiography written in the third person before. I wonder if Mr Rushdie has difficulty owning all the experiences. Still, it's a fascinating read, in parts.

I've never read an in the third person before. Does Mr Rushdie still have trouble owning some of these experiences? Still, a fascinating book, in parts.

This is a dip into it book