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Review: Penguin Cordon Bleu Cookery
Penguin Cordon Bleu Cookery by Rosemary Hume and Muriel Downes
by AK Krajewska
Simply the most useful cookbook on Western European cookery I’ve ever used. Not merely a recipe book, it teaches the principles of cooking following the French style. The recipes if read alone seem sparse compared to modern standards because they build on principles taught earlier on. Continue reading (237 words)
Review: Neveryóna: Or: The Tale of Signs and Cities
Neveryóna: Or: The Tale of Signs and Cities by Samuel R. Delany
by AK Krajewska
Parts of this book are complete genius. The scene where the Liberator leads Pryn through the city market and narrates it all as he goes while Pryn observes what happens and it feels like they are in two separate cities at once? Genius. There are bits like that all over. Singular scenes, character... Continue reading (369 words)
Review: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John le Carré
by AK Krajewska
It’s deft, and stylish, and keeps you engaged. I can feel how this must have influenced so much of the gritty style spy genre that came later, in all media. But damn it’s bleak. Continue reading (169 words)