The Hundred-Foot Journey by Richard C. MoraisMy rating: 2 of 5 stars
Good book, but it had a few problems. The first one third is a mouth watering coming of age story with well developed characters and a great plot. The beautiful descriptions of Indian and French cuisine are so intricate that I am left craving every dish described.
Then it turns into last week's left overs that have been in and out of the fridge so many times that all the flavor has been washed out. Like a chef cooking a fine dish, an author needs to know how much plot to add so that it doesn't go stale. The reader shouldn't be asking, "why I am still reading this and why is any of this even in the story?"
By the time the story picks up again in the last four chapters, the reader's interest has cooled.
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