Blood, Bones & Butter vs Glutton for punishment: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Blood, Bones & Butter Blood, Bones & Butter Gabrielle Hamilton · 2008 ★★★★☆ 3.8 297 pages · ≈ 5 h 30 m · Moderate
“We threw a party. The same party, every year, when I was growing up. It was a spring lamb roast, and we roasted four or five whole little guys who each weighed only about forty pounds over an open fire and invited more than a hundred people.”

"It's challenging enough to be a good chef, but to be a fine writer as well is an even more remarkable feat. Gabrielle Hamilton approaches storytelling the same way she does cooking - with thoughtful creativity that…

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Cover of Glutton for punishment Glutton for punishment Cecile Lamalle · 2000 ★★★★☆ 3.8 295 pages · ≈ 5 h 28 m · Moderate

Sleuth and master chef Charly Poisson is back in this followup to Appetite for Murder. The winter holidays are over, and Charly and the staff of La Fermette are settling down for a quiet season when a ring of antique…

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The verdict

Scores by source

Blood, Bones & ButterGlutton for punishment
Goodreads 3.8 (38095) —
Hardcover 3.0 (1) —
Apple Books 4.0 (752) —

Reception

Blood, Bones & ButterGlutton for punishment
Ratings 38095 1
Editions 10 11
Want to read 30055 —
Reading it now 1765 —
Written reviews 4270 —
Wikipedia attention 1585 —
Pages 297 295

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