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Crazy in the Kitchen : Foods, Feuds, and Forgiveness in an Italian American Family
Crazy in the Kitchen Foods Feuds and Forgiveness in an Italian American Family
Author: Louise DeSalvo
During Louise DeSalvo's childhood in 1950s New Jersey, the kitchen becomes the site for fierce generational battle. Louise's step-grandmother insists on recreating the domestic habits of her Southern Italian peasant upbringing, clashing with Louise's convenience-food-loving mother; Louise, meanwhile, dreams of cooking perfect fresh pasta in her ...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9781582344706
ISBN-10: 1582344701
Publication Date: 1/3/2005
Pages: 272
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3.1 stars, based on 7 ratings
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Book Type: Paperback
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cruddy avatar reviewed Crazy in the Kitchen : Foods, Feuds, and Forgiveness in an Italian American Family on + 3 more book reviews
The descriptions of her family's meals - both good and horrendous - were both detailed and funny. The relationships between family members were painful though partially familiar.
miss-info avatar reviewed Crazy in the Kitchen : Foods, Feuds, and Forgiveness in an Italian American Family on + 386 more book reviews
On the one hand, I couldn't put this book down and couldn't stop comparing Louise's mother to my 1st generation German-American grandmother, who went through almost the exact same process of wanting to be American-American. The author writes well and I enjoyed the way she told things.

On the other hand, the story was dark and often depressing, angry throughout, had too much sex for my tastes, was filled with swear-words, and did not really have a happy ending. It did not make me want to pick up any other book by this author, or ever re-read this one.
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Wonderful memoir! I couldn't put it down!


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