Julie and Julia vs The Cooking of South-West France: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: French Cookery, French Cooking, Cooking
Julie and Julia
Julie Powell is 30 years old, living in a rundown apartment in Queens and working at a secretarial job that's going nowhere. She needs something to break the monotony of her life, and she invents a deranged assignment.…
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The Cooking of South-West France
Recipes for sauces, soups, salads, appetizers, main dishes, vegetables, and desserts capture the flavor of traditional and contemporary French cooking.
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Julie and Julia has the widest readership — 161320 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Julie and Julia | The Cooking of South-West France | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (161320) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.3 (95) | — |
| Google Books | 3.0 (9) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (75) | — |
Reception
| Julie and Julia | The Cooking of South-West France | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 161320 | 1 |
| Editions | 9 | 14 |
| Citations | 2 | — |
| Want to read | 73484 | — |
| Reading it now | 1334 | — |
| Written reviews | 8545 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 20611 | — |
| Pages | 309 | 356 |