Before buying this book I came to Amazon and read a bunch of reviews. While many of them were negative, I figured, "I like all books." Wow. I should have listened to those other reviewers. If Ms. Powell had stuck to the memoirs of her cooking, it would have been great. Instead, she sticks the cooking bits in between unneccessary political commentary, complaining about her job, snarking at her husband, and general awfulness. She is so unlikeable, that I am considering not finishing the book. I have only done that twice before, usually I just slog through. If you haven't bought this book yet, don't. Listen to the reviews, and wait for the movie if you must experience it.