Christi H. (mickeygirl74) - reviewed on 3/5/2009 + 28 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 4

This book is about a boy named Luciano, who tells us the story of how he got off the streets of Venice in the 1400's. He becomes an apprentice to a chef who is a member of a secret group of men who want to preserve knowledge in the form of books. The food references in this book are overly done and grew tiresome. The author was trying to use a lot of food metaphor in the book, but it got boring, and as a reader, you don't really get that until the end. The author also took great liberties with facts in the book, but that's okay with me. I don't feel like there was any mystery to this novel either other than you just kept wondering how he was going to still be alive. I kept wanting to like this book, but I just don't think I do.

Back to all reviews by this member
Back to all reviews of this book
Back to Book Reviews
Back to Book Details