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My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I think I liked this book better than most here because I did not read Julie and Julia first. I think wrapping your head around the apparent changes between the 'characters' in the two books is probably difficult for most people. Without that burden, I enjoyed the book. Partly because I really like cooking and butchery. Partly because I appreciate the realness of the Julie in the book. Sure, she's not likable, sure her behavior is selfish and reprehensible. But I thought it was interesting and real. People are complex and three-deimensional. I wouldn't recommend it to everybody and I am glad that I got a library copy but I am not sorry I read the book and felt that it was well worth my time.

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