Lynn Z. Bloom

Recipe by Lynn Z Bloom is another excellent addition to the Object Lessons series. This volume does use recipes to talk about the many aspects of food preparation and consumption but, compared to many other books in the series, includes less memoir. That isn't to say this isn't a personal book with many such references, it just limits the personal to interactions with recipes.

Some, such as Theeimbecilic, don't care for the personal aspects of many of the volumes, mainly because those books are also interested in looking closely at how those objects work within culture and society, and critical analysis that doesn't support the status quo of the entitled brats makes them scream about "wokeishness." Oh well, little minds, little hands, etc., they need to compensate.

I fall into the readership that enjoys looking at how the objects we take for granted play a part in the larger aspects of life and society. I don't always agree wholeheartedly with each author but I still gain some new perspective (Theenarrowminded hates new perspectives). Bloom makes many points along the way about everything from colonialism and slavery to cultural appropriation and community, but does so in a far more subtle manner. Doing so allows her to more easily make distinctions, for instance between appreciating and appropriating cultures.

I would recommend this to anyone who likes to look below the surface of an "object," in this case recipes, and also think about them in a more holistic sense.

Reviewed from a copy made available by the publisher via NetGalley.… (mer)