As a story bordered on boring and if it were fiction I would abandon it at the first few chapters. But as a memoir, it was likable. I enjoyed the laid back style that Kenny used to tell about his childhood, and the life lessons he learned the hard way. But I think there was way too much detail, things that could have been left out. SPOILER ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!SPOILER ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I agree with some of the reviewers that thought the girl in the Italian Bakery was going to be a more prominent piece of the story . Since it's a true story obviously that can't be changed. I get what she was supposed to represent, but she was mentioned so little that she felt kind of like an afterthought. Her presence could have been woven in more or left out. I think leaving it out would not have changed the story at all. Then again, she was the part that intrigued me enough to make me pick up the book in the first place. I was disappointed that she wasn't part of the ending but I guess that's the whole point. I really wanted to give this book 4 stars. I read it in no time and found myself looking forward to reading it but for me, there was just something left to be desired in the end. This kid went through hell and I was expecting some amazing experience to pull him out of it. The books title makes me curious too as we don't even catch a glimpse of "the girl" until about 3/4 of the way through the book and even then it truly is only a glimpse and ends with not much more. I did like the easy flow of the book. It was an easy book to get lost in. It was very clean as well
Do You like book The Girl In The Italian Bakery (2008)?
Interesting memoir from a different slice of life. Good chance to gain some perspective.
—Courtney
A story about a hard life and finding out who you really are in the world.
—hannahfurey
