Candy Freak (7)

28 Feb 2006

Title: Candy Freak
Author: Steve Almond
Genre: Memoir/humor/non-fiction (?)

Candy Freak is a semi-amusing book about one man's love of and relationship with candy explored through visiting and researching small candy factories and producers in the US.The author's style is quite funny and entertaining but the subject matter isn't adequate for a book. An extended essay would have been better I think.

I much preferred the author's short story collection, The Evil B.B. Chow and Other Stories.

Posted by Michelle on Tuesday, February 28, 2006 at 6:01 PM

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