A Memoir Of The Senses By Isabel Allende - 1127 Words

If you like cooking, food, sex and humor then you will most definitely enjoy The Epicure’s Lament by Kate Christianson and Aphrodite: A Memoir of the Senses by Isabel Allende. I enjoyed both books for the most part. More so Epicure’s Lament than Aphrodite: A Memoir of the Senses. Here’s my breakdown of both books and how they differ and how they are similar. To start off both authors are women. Although after reading both novels, both authors don’t seem very similar to me. Christianson comes off to me as more edgy and loose. And although her books extremely sexual, I think Allende’s is older, maybe middle age. The reason I think that is when I read this book I picture her as an older cougar who knows just what she wants. I like Christianson better. She reminds me of myself and I think she would be a lot of fun to hang out with. To be fair though I’ve only read just these two books by the authors. I do plan to read more of Christianson’ s work though. I absolutely love Greek mythology. I actually took a Greek mythology class at Tidewater Community College. So when I found out we had to read Aphrodite, I was extremely excited. Aphrodite is supposed to be the goddess of love, desire and beauty. But this book is not about Greek mythology. Although it does remind me Aphrodite with all the sexual stories and pictures. If there was a Greek goddess that had to do with food and sex that would of been perfect for this book. Allende’s book is supposed to be a memoir but it’s more ofShow MoreRelated Silence as Power in The House of the Spirits and Madame Bovary1440 Words   |  6 Pagesof an argument and do not have the ability to restrain themselves from bursting. Similarly, In The House of the Spirits and Madame Bovary, Isabel Allende and Gustave Flaubert emphasize the symbol of silence in order to emphasize the lack of power from which Esteban and Charles suffer within their families, within society, and within their marriages. Allende distances Esteban from his family by wedging silence between them as a barrier. As Esteban’s marriage to Clara declines, Esteban notes, â€Å"SheRead MoreOne Significant Change That Has Occurred in the World Between 1900 and 2005. Explain the Impact This Change Has Made on Our Lives and Why It Is an Important Change.163893 Words   |  656 Pagesthe era as a whole—the advance and retreat of the process of globalization. 8 †¢ INTRODUCTION Exploring the forces that explain this dynamic not only helps to explain some of the apparent paradoxes that bedevil those who aspire to make sense of the history of planet Earth over a span of more than a hundred years but also provides the basis for maintaining a semblance of continuity despite the genuinely cataclysmic break points that obscure the century’s fundamental unity. CH APTER