Thanks to Mollie from Book Fare Delights for the 'Library Loot' Logo, which is great!
My 'loot' this week is 'Toast' an absolutely brilliant book (I've actually already read it ~ basically in one sitting!).
This novel is an autobiography of the cook Nigel Slater (www.nigelslater.com).
Each chapter's title is named after some kind of food that has influenced his life (from childhood to adolescence) and is told with wit and sarcasm appropriate to an English male.
Throughout the novel his honesty is touching and his anger and loneliness are palpable ~ other male's will be able to sympathise?
I enjoyed the theme of food ~ comforting almost! Especially the opening, which I couldn't help but read aloud to my friend, and will write for you now......
"It is impossible not to love someone who makes toast for you. People's failings, even major ones such as when they make you wear short trousers to school, fall into insignificance as your teeth break through the rough, toasted crust and sink into the doughy cushion of white bread underneath. Once the warm, salty butter has hit your tongue, you are smitten. Putty in their hands."
~Does this make you want to reach for the toast? Who cannot identify with this sensation??
I wholeheartedly agree, want me to love you? Make me some toast please!
Library Loot is a weekly event co-hosted by Eva and Marg that encourages bloggers to share the books they’ve checked out from the library. If you’d like to participate, just write up your post-feel free to steal the button-and link it using the Mr. Linky any time during the week. And of course check out what other participants are getting from their libraries.
ReplyDeletesounds like a book you shouldn't read when you're hungry ;) i don't have enough male-british-wit in my life, so i might give this one a try!
ReplyDeleteSounds fantastic. I won't read it while I'm hungry!
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