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A review by cinnachick
How to Sew a Button: And Other Nifty Things Your Grandmother Knew by Erin Bried
4.0
I want to write a longer review on my blog about this, but I have to say I found this a very interesting read. And I've tried a few of the tips and tricks in here that I didn't know and I'm quite content with how they worked and will use them going forward. I do think my technique for roasting a chicken is better than the one she gives here, but otherwise I don't have any complaints about the processes she describes.
I like the bios of the grandmothers and wish there was a little more of their voice throughout the book. And I'd like to point out that not every grandmother was/is like this. Mine was an abusive alcoholic who couldn't change a diaper or cook a meal without help. And while I'm glad the she doesn't glamorize or romanticize the poverty and hard times that encouraged these grandmothers to develop these home techniques, I have to say that I just didn't have grandmothers like this to pass stuff on to me. Which is probably why this book was enjoyable, it gave me something I was missing.
I like the bios of the grandmothers and wish there was a little more of their voice throughout the book. And I'd like to point out that not every grandmother was/is like this. Mine was an abusive alcoholic who couldn't change a diaper or cook a meal without help. And while I'm glad the she doesn't glamorize or romanticize the poverty and hard times that encouraged these grandmothers to develop these home techniques, I have to say that I just didn't have grandmothers like this to pass stuff on to me. Which is probably why this book was enjoyable, it gave me something I was missing.