quantumlandbook's review against another edition
5.0
Telling the story of a village is difficult but reading "The Seasoning" is like being there. The book is great and provides a beautiful, yet melancholic perspective on Snowdonia.
terryliz's review against another edition
5.0
This is the story of Peggy from a small Welsh village, the product of a single mother who suffers from depression. Peggy is severely neglected by her mother but has the wherewithal to go to a neighbor and ask for help. This in turn leads to Peggy finally meeting her maternal grandparents for the first time and being raised by them while her mother is sent to an asylum. Each chapter of the book is told from the perspective of someone who has been impacted by Peggy's life and each chapter has a recipe attached to it that has something to do with each of these people.
I thought the author wrote with sensitivity and thoughtfulness and I enjoyed this novel very much.
I thought the author wrote with sensitivity and thoughtfulness and I enjoyed this novel very much.
bibliosteph's review against another edition
5.0
I can't tell you how delightful this novel is! I was enchanted from the first chapter. The story starts exactly as the preview describes, with Peggy's son Jonathan handing her a blank book and asks her to write her story. The next chapter starts with a recipe and is from a different person's point of view. Every subsequent chapter is the same, all different recipes (the food which somehow makes an appearance in the chapter) and all different people's points of view. The chapters work in chronological order and the readers get to know their leading lady, Peggy, from the perspectives of those her life has come in contact with. Great, thought out structure. Wonderfully imperfect characters. I loved it!
lk93's review against another edition
3.0
I received a copy of this book to review from Netgalley. Thank you for the opportunity.
This book is sweet and delicious like the cakes it describes. I enjoyed reading this book as I liked the unusual way the author had crafted the story, using a recipe as the header for each chapter. The descriptions were good though all the food makes the reader hungry whilst reading it! I particularly liked how the each chapter has a different author, giving different views on the same person and it was an uniqie take on the story. The characters are interesting and as the book is set over many years, the little snippets of the period interlaced with the story to give a greater picture of the time and depth to the story. It was nice to see the interlinking connections between people in the community.
However, I found the story slow at times as some parts were more relevant than others.
Overall, it was a good book.
This book is sweet and delicious like the cakes it describes. I enjoyed reading this book as I liked the unusual way the author had crafted the story, using a recipe as the header for each chapter. The descriptions were good though all the food makes the reader hungry whilst reading it! I particularly liked how the each chapter has a different author, giving different views on the same person and it was an uniqie take on the story. The characters are interesting and as the book is set over many years, the little snippets of the period interlaced with the story to give a greater picture of the time and depth to the story. It was nice to see the interlinking connections between people in the community.
However, I found the story slow at times as some parts were more relevant than others.
Overall, it was a good book.
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