Rating: 3.75* of fiveThe Publisher Says: Gerald Samper, an effete English snob, has his own private hilltop in Tuscany, where he wiles away his time working as a ghostwriter for celebrities and inventing wholly original culinary concoctions-including ice cream made with garlic and the bitter, her...
For those who told me that Amazing Disgrace wasn't as funny as Cooking With Fernet Branca: OMG, wrong. Other than the cover image / design (which, sadly, is ugly and stupid), this book was every bit as awesome as the first one. And I srsly can't wait to read Rancid Pansies!This is vol 2 in the Ge...
There are a lot of great things about this book: a deliciously queer lens, a historical sensibility, and a narrative strength. In other words, the main character, Jayjay, embodies a quirky, playful challenge to the early 20th century cultural norms, the story moves from pre World War II England ...
You’d think this wouldn’t work: a rich white Brit guy goes native in the Philippines, gets away from it all and fishes for a living, writes memoir. But J H-P is a gifted writer, and this book is a splendid success on many levels. Amid naturalist observation, autobiographical narrative, philippine...
This is a very good read. At first I was a bit put off by the author's literary style. He tended to over do some of his similes, analogies and image portrayals. The first chapter is a largely technical treatise (aboard a British vessel doing sea floor mapping for USGS), so I guess he wanted to...