Welcome to the Monthly Book Report and Book Review Link-up #24 – JULY 2026!
On the First Wednesday of each month I will be sharing my latest read – which could be a cookbook, a celebrity chef biography or memoir, a lifestyle book, a gardening book, a homemaking book or maybe even a cozy kitchen mystery book. They may be paper books, eBooks, or audio books. I have challenged myself to read or listen to at least one book per week, and I plan to share that with you all here.
In addition to my Book Report, there will be a Book Report LInky – a chance for all of you to share your own book review blog post (TWO per blog, please). We want to see what had you page flipping, can’t put it down, totally captivated.
Lastly will be a few Featured Reviews from the previous month’s shared posts. This will be a post picked at random by the host. Each host will likely pick their own features – so that’s multiple chances to be featured!
If you have any suggestions for me on book I should check out – please let me know!
Title: What I Ate in a Year (and related thoughts
Author: Stanley Tucci
Publication Date: October 2024
Published by:Gallery Books
Listed Price: $14.00 (hardback)$13.12 (audio book
About the Author:
Stanley Tucci is an actor, writer, director, and producer. He has directed five films and appeared in over seventy films, countless television shows, and a dozen plays on and off Broadway. He has been nominated for an Academy Award, a Tony, and a spoken word Grammy; is a winner of two Golden Globes and two Emmys; and has received numerous other critical and professional awards and accolades.
Brief Description of the book:
Food has always been an integral part of Stanley Tucci’s life: from stracciatella soup served in the shadow of the Pantheon, to marinara sauce cooked between scene rehearsals and costume fittings, to home-made pizza eaten with his children before bedtime. Now, in What I Ate in One Year Tucci records twelve months of eating—in restaurants, kitchens, film sets, press junkets, at home and abroad, with friends, with family, with strangers, and occasionally just by himself. Ranging from the mouth-wateringly memorable to the comfortingly domestic and to the infuriatingly inedible, the meals memorialised in this diary are a prism for him to reflect on the ways his life, and his family, are constantly evolving. Through food he marks—and mourns—the passing of time, the loss of loved ones, and steels himself for what is to come. Whether it’s duck a l’orange eaten with fellow actors and cooked by singing Carmelite nuns, steaks barbequed at a gathering with friends, or meatballs made by his mother and son and shared at the table with three generations of his family, these meals give shape and add emotional richness to his days. What I Ate in One Year is a funny, poignant, heartfelt, and deeply satisfying serving of memories and meals and an irresistible celebration of the profound role that food plays in all our lives.
My Review:
I am a huge fan of Stanley Tucci and have really enjoyed his style of writing. He has this way of describing the sensations and emotional responses we have to the food experience. This book is more of a journal that spans a year than a typical memoir. That said it is incredible peek into the world of Stanley Tucci – who is famous for a lot of reasons. I wil say that if you do not get the sardonic humor, this may not be the book for you. However if you want a glimpse into the world of famous foodies and their lovely meals.
This Months’s Featured Posts:
These are posts that stood out from the list of linked up posts last month. I hope you will hope over and check out their review. And don’t forget to link-up your own book-centric posts – YOU MIGHT BE NEXT MONTH’S FEATURE!
This book Made Me Think of You #openbook
Shared by Spiritual Woman Thoughts
A Book of Wisdom, Hope and Love
Shared by Home With Grace & Joy
The Book Review Linky
Meet Your Librarians…errmmm I mean Hosts!
Now for the link-up!
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