A review by shelfquest
Always Home: A Daughter's Recipes & Stories by Fanny Singer, Alice Waters

4.0

This book is difficult for me to digest. I did enjoy reading it and it was interesting reading (okay, listening. The audiobook is read by Fanny and she does a wonderful job) about someone's life that is so different from my own. I get why people wouldn't like this book and I feel it is for a very narrow audience: firstly for Fanny's family and friends, secondly for anyone with an interest in her mom, Alice Waters. I don't think anyone outside of these two categories would have an interest in or appreciate this book. If you remove her mom from the picture, Fanny is a very well educated, west coast born-and-raised millennial from an affluent family. Her upbringing was so different from my own that I would have actually liked to read more about her life that didn't revolve around her mom, as almost all of the stories in this book do. The vocabulary used is quite extensive and pretentious (I'll admit I'm jealous and would have looked up several words if I was able to while listening to the audiobook). This book really felt most like something for someone looking for more insight into Alice Waters. The more I try to review the book the more I feel I should lower my rating, so I'll end with saying it is written well and mostly an enjoyable read but doesn't have much of a point for existing.