Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (Insider's Edition) by Anthony Bourdain

39 reviews

anna_luvs_cheez's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Great book, audio book is great, can get a little graphic at times with kitchen injuries

blessedbamboo's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse

samchase112's review against another edition

funny informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

I’ll be right here. Until they drag me off the line, I’m not going anywhere. I hope.

Hell yeah, this book was freaking fantastic. Narrated by Anthony Bourdain himself, it's an utterly engrossing (and gross) recount of his restaurant and kitchen experiences, complete with more blood, sex, drugs, and alcohol than you could ever imagine. A truly fascinating glimpse into a world I've never been interested in — food is… let's say, not my thing — and isn't that truly Bourdain's gift? One reviewer said reading this memoir was like meeting a ghost, and I wholeheartedly agree. I'll be recommending this (now decades old) book to anyone who will listen.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Blood, and Alcohol

Moderate: Alcoholism and Sexual content

Minor: Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Cultural appropriation, and Sexual harassment

chewiesayrelax's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, and Drug use

emotionalsupportsandwiches's review against another edition

funny informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Alcoholism and Drug abuse

abbyslittelife's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny informative medium-paced

4.0

such a lovely read. bourdain has such a funny, snarky writing style that makes the story jump off the page. I’m ready for the next season of the bear.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, Sexism, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Sexual content

jackierothmeier's review against another edition

dark inspiring tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, and Sexual content

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Blood, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

lori_j's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Alcohol

Moderate: Alcoholism and Drug abuse

jenmcreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Sexual harassment