I have
never struggled with a book in my life apart from maybe when I was a kid and
picked up a difficult book I didn't fully understand, which is normal when
you're like 7 or something, but recently, I found myself struggling with this
book, Sweet Honey, Bitter Lemons, a
book I bought out of curiosity and desire to travel to Italy.
Sweet Honey, Bitter Lemons: Travels in Sicily on a Vespa is the
sequel to Fort's Eating Up Italy: Voyages
on a Vespa focussing Sicily, the largest island in the Mediterranean sea
and off the coast of Italy. Fort is a
food writer and critic, having worked for The
Guardian as well as writing for other media outlets. As well as writing for newspapers and
magazines, Fort has also written other book, one already mentioned, recounting
Fort's travels from the south of Italy to the north, and another focussing on
an English chef as well as English food and cooking.
Rating: 1
Recommended To: People interested in just the Italian food not the place
Favourite Part: 'We may take their food,' he went on, 'but all the foreigners who come to govern Sicily end up by becoming Sicilians - Greeks, Romans, Arabs, French, Germans, Spanish. Even you English. There is something about this island. - Page 21
Good Points: The concept and format; the descriptions of the food
Bad Points: Not enough photos; very Southern in his way of thinking; lack of details other than food; dude needs to learn his UK geography again
