Helpful Score: 5
Another enjoyable read by Kate Jacobs. One of the many things I love about Jacobs' books is her ability to appeal to many age groups. The main character of Comfort Food is 50, twice my age, but Jacobs tied other story lines to help me feel a personal connection to all of her characters. This is a great book about letting go, growing up, learning from the past, and moving on.
Helpful Score: 4
This was one of those light reads that you enjoy while you are reading it but doesn't stay with you for a long time. It is a candy bar book light on substance and good for a short time.
Helpful Score: 4
I have a rule to give any book a chance by reading the first 100 pages. While I loved "Friday Night Knitting Club", I hated the first 100 pages "Comfort Food". It was painful to read for several reasons: it's cliché, slow paced, poor character development, and oh, did I mention cliché? I was bored and rolling my eyes from page 1 to 100. I really don't recommend this book unless you just want some generic brain candy.
Helpful Score: 3
This book has a similar writing style as her Kate Jacobs other 2 books. You read the book and feel like you already know the characters, they are friends. It is easy to relate it to things in your life, even if you do not have any friends like the ones in the book. I found it to be a quick read.
Helpful Score: 2
This is the first Kate Jacobs book that I have read, so I have nothing to compare it to. Her first book, "The Friday Night Knitting Club" was a bestseller and got such rave reviews that I was looking forward to reading this one.
The story, a sort of behind the scenes look at a cooking show and its host (a la Food TV) was a little slow moving for me. While Ms. Jacobs writes well, the story and the characters were boring and predictable.
I wanted to love the book and am sorry to say that it was definitely not a memorable read.
The story, a sort of behind the scenes look at a cooking show and its host (a la Food TV) was a little slow moving for me. While Ms. Jacobs writes well, the story and the characters were boring and predictable.
I wanted to love the book and am sorry to say that it was definitely not a memorable read.
Helpful Score: 1
This was a fun read! It definitly speaks to those of us turning or passing by age 50. It gets you thinking about life changes in an engaging manner. I am hoping to begin a new chapter in my life and this book has certainly been an encouragment.
Helpful Score: 1
I enjoyed the two Knitting Club books by Kate Jacobs better than this one, maybe because I'd rather do handwork than cook! It was still enjoyable, however with many personal stories intertwined to keep it interesting.
Helpful Score: 1
A very funny, entertaining book - it was easy to care about the characters, and relate to them.
Excellent book. Better than the knitting books. No knitting in this one.
Very enjoyable story. The characters were interesting and very real.
Plot had a great beginning but really fizzed in the end. The story lost momentum, and began jumping...almost like the author just needed to finish the book and tie up the loose end! Some characters were very engaging and believeable, some had no "inner core". Over all, worth the read. Never read the author before and willing to try.
Kate Jacobs did another wonderful book! It was fun to read, anticipation throughout and interesting characters! She did good!
Not a bad book but I would definitely say that if you're going to read a Kate Jacobs book then The Friday Night Knitting Club is the way to go.
Enjoyed Knitting Club books much better. Kept waiting for the story to start. Gaps in story that could have made it much more interesting. Characters not fully developed. If you're a reader go for it but don't put it doesn't belong at the top of your list.
I give this book a 5 star rating. I enjoyed it so much I will keep it in my personal Library
A good read. Explores the mother/daughter relationship as well as relationships between women. Not quite as good as Friday Night Knitting Club, but still VERY yummy!
I enjoyed this book. It was an easy read and the characters drew me in.
Gus Simpson, a widowed 50-year-old-to-be, with 2 grown daughters has her life turned around when the cooking show she hosted for many years brings in a young, beautiful chef to work with Gus. The story is a "coming of life" sort of tale for a controlling woman. Quite lighthearted, but I must say I found it a bit predictable and at some times, too long-winded. I definitely liked The Friday Night Knitting Club better. Sorry Ms. Jacobs!
Kate Jacobs is such a talented writer, you cannot put her books down. I love the "knitting" series, I've read it again and again..One of my favorite books.
