Some parts of this book are very interesting from a scientific perspective. and others have a great imagery and sensory details, but what is most strongly conveyed is the author's anxiety and almost neurotic personality traits. The way she ended the book gave me some hope that she has relaxed and...
2.5 starsThe idea of this book was interesting, and I did finish it and found it interesting in parts. The problem for me was there was too much about the science of smell. I have nothing against science (I was a bio major in college, have a Master's in basic medical science and am in my 3rd year...
I wore sweatpants and an old T-shirt, my hair in a knot on the top of my head. I had turned off my cell phone and powered down my computer. I stood over a large metal pot that bubbled on the burner, steam fogging my glasses, stirring with a wooden spoon. This soup, which I had been meaning to mak...