The Hundred-Foot Journey

It takes a lot for me not to like a food novel and this one certainly has some wonderful moments where you can feast on the descriptions of food, but overall this book is disjointed and directionless. The center portion of the book is where you find the most delightful narrative. Here the main character is living opposite a fine French restaurant and coming into his own as a chef. I assume the upcoming film is a retelling of this portion of the novel, though I hope it is not as evil.

The end of the novel just spins off into crazy directions like an out of control firework. One that leaves you burned in the end.