araleith's review against another edition
2.0
This book was frustrating and the main character was a selfish idiot who got everything she wanted in the end even though she was awful. It made me sad, because I liked other books by this author so much. :(
shelleyrae's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed this - quirky individual characters, humour despite the tragedy that is intergral, a story that reminds us how individual grief is, and how easy it is to forget the preciousness of what we hold in the present.
cynpra1520's review against another edition
4.0
Got a little bogged down in middle and considered quitting just before things really started to happen in book. I liked the people, kept up and was rewarded..
debnanceatreaderbuzz's review
3.0
I started this book to counterbalance reading We wish to inform you tha tomorrow we will be killed with our families, but it turned out that By Bread Alone, despite its gentle title and lovely cover, is a pretty dark book, too. The characters were quirky and the plot was just slightly to the left of expected. There was a small forced quality to the story that made me lower my overall evaluation of it, but while it detracts from the book, it does not ruin the book.
jgintrovertedreader's review
4.0
There's a description of baking bread at the very beginning of this book that was fantastic. Who knew baking could leave you weak in the knees? Overall the book was okay, but I really liked those first few pages.
kiwimrsmac's review
5.0
Delightful. Cringing. Sad. Modern. Hopeful.
Grab the tissues and read this.
A mother, an employee, a wife, a lover, a bread maker, a grandaughter, a friend, an enemy. We are all of these things and so is Esme the protagonist of this story. And like all of us at some stage Esme thinks life used to be better, the grass greener, and so her decision making suffers.
The rose coloured memories of our first love sit dusty in the back of our minds, but in Esme's, the memories of her first love, Louis, start forcing their way out. Like a house of cards, her life threatens to tumble down around her.
I'm not going to say much else apart from I loved it. There were just enough characters to keep it interesting but without overburdening the storyline. There were a few shocks, which are slowly revealed. I didn't expect them, but then I also never expected the twist at the end of The Sixth Sense, so someone more observant may figure it out!
I did need the tissues. You might too.
Grab the tissues and read this.
A mother, an employee, a wife, a lover, a bread maker, a grandaughter, a friend, an enemy. We are all of these things and so is Esme the protagonist of this story. And like all of us at some stage Esme thinks life used to be better, the grass greener, and so her decision making suffers.
The rose coloured memories of our first love sit dusty in the back of our minds, but in Esme's, the memories of her first love, Louis, start forcing their way out. Like a house of cards, her life threatens to tumble down around her.
I'm not going to say much else apart from I loved it. There were just enough characters to keep it interesting but without overburdening the storyline. There were a few shocks, which are slowly revealed. I didn't expect them, but then I also never expected the twist at the end of The Sixth Sense, so someone more observant may figure it out!
I did need the tissues. You might too.
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