Tender at the bone vs The Apprentice: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Cooks, Cookery, Cooking, Biography & Memoir
Tender at the bone
For better or worse, almost all of us grow up at the table. It is in this setting that Ruth Reichl's brilliantly written memoir takes its form. For, at a very early age, Reichl discovered that "food could be a way of…
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The Apprentice
A culinary legend tells his story, from boyhood in wartime France to stardom in America, and shares favorite recipes: "A delicious book…a joy."—The New York Times Book Review   In this memoir, the man Julia Child…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Apprentice has the widest readership — 10952 ratings behind its score.
- Tender at the bone runs the darker storyline; The Apprentice stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Tender at the bone | The Apprentice | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.2 (10952) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (33) | 4.4 (11) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (5) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (103) | 4.5 (64) |
Reception
| Tender at the bone | The Apprentice | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 103 | 10952 |
| Editions | 17 | 15 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 12807 |
| Reading it now | — | 697 |
| Written reviews | — | 817 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 177 |
| Pages | 289 | 336 |