Chop Chop, by Simon Wroe
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Penguin Presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Chop Chop by Simon Wroe, read by Daniel Weyman.
Two months behind on his rent, young graduate Monocle swallows his dreams and takes the only job he can find: the lowest-rung chef in a gastropub in Camden. Here he finds himself surrounded by a group of deranged, criminal hoodlums (his coworkers) and at the mercy of an ingenious sadist (the head chef, Bob).
What follows is a furiously paced, ribald, raucous, and deeply touching tale of loyalty and revenge, dark appetites, and fading dreams and a young man finding his way in the world as he is plunged into the fat and the frying pan and everything else besides.
Chop Chop, by Simon Wroe- Amazon Sales Rank: #146721 in Audible
- Published on: 2015-03-05
- Released on: 2015-03-05
- Format: Unabridged
- Original language: English
- Running time: 506 minutes
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A novel in the memoir style By Jennifer Donovan It is a novel, once again told in the somewhat confessional tone of memoir, that of Monocle, an English lit major unable to find work who begins work as a general helper in the kitchen of the Swan in London. We never learn his name, just the nickname that is given to him. His coworkers are also referred to by their nicknames: Racist Dave, Camp Charles, and Harmony, the dark-eyed girl.The book starts with a bang, with the bad language and hazing that is purportedly common in kitchens. Chef Bob is awful, sending back perfectly good plates and locking the workers in the cold storage when they have made him mad. This breaks them down but also gives them a sense of comararderie and does seem to serve to motivate them to do their best.The book is heavy with foreshadowing, which kept me reading. It moves back and forth from the narrator's past to the present events, but it works. In fact, the strongest bits of writing are when he is thinking back to his childhood and confronting his past memories. This is made easier when his deadbeat dad moves in with him, though his small flat has no extra room.This quote is an example of the moments of introspection and descriptive writing: I have happy memories of those early summers. Yet remembering them brings me no joy. Perhaps all memories are inherently sad, even the happy ones, and should for that reason be avoided. Nostalgia is not so much the recollection of the things past as the recollection of things you are no longer connected to.p.95 ARCThough I was a bit turned off by the strong language at the beginning of the novel (which continued throughout), ultimately the interesting setting of a working kitchen, and the unique way the story was told kept me reading.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Depends On Your Point Of View By LAURI CRUMLEY COATES I have an extremely dark and morbid sense of humor, so I expected to enjoy this book. Granted, there are some funny and gross stories here that gave me a good laugh. Unfortunately, not enough to rate it higher. I probably would have given it a 2, but I did like the writing style used here......conversational, first person narrative. I am a total cookbook reader and food channel watcher, so I recognized most of the terminology the author had used. But for the sake of readers who don't have the same grasp of kitchen and restaurant terminology, the author should have made many terms more clear. So, guess I'd say I've read better and I've read worse, but I wouldn't go out of my way for this one.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful. A tale of the Kitchen...Love, Loss, Redemption By Ted Lehmann Chop, Chop by Simon Wroe (Penguin Press, 2014, 288 pages, $26.95/$12.99) is a coming of age and reconciliation novel set in a marginal restaurant called The Swan in Camden Town, a trendy portion of the borough of Camden in London. Monocle, the narrator, fresh out of a mid-grade university with a degree in literature, finds himself estranged from his estranged parents, at loose ends, and looking for a job. He lands precariously at The Swan as commis (the lowest rung on the fine kitchen ladder), a bar with a full kitchen and a staff of misfits, in almost every sense of the word. The book is, at times, very funny, in an often dark sort of way, and sad, as we follow the lonely outcast Monocle seeking to find a real self. Overlaying the life and times of a restaurant chef lies the mysterious, soul-destroying death of Sam, Monocle's golden-boy older brother and the decline of his parents' marriage, as his father, once a professional golfer descends into lassitude and gambling, eventually deserting his once wealthy wife. This first novel contains much promise within a carefully structured and compelling story of love, loss, and redemption.The Swan is inhabited by a group of damaged men and women brought together in a kitchen that may be the last resort. The chef, Bob, is a sadistic bully who punishes with fire and ice while kowtowing to the Fat Man, the evil bully whose danger and mystery bring raw danger to the entire operation. Ramilov, Racist Dave, Dibdin, and the beautiful and mysterious Heather round out the cooking staff while two, perhaps, south Asians populate the plonge, the washing area. The Fat Man appears periodically to consume huge amounts of the menu without either joy or appreciation. The rumor that he may be a restaurant critic keeps the staff serving him their best. Meanwhile, Monocle watches, observes, and learns the ways of the kitchen, many of which sent me to the thesaurus or Wikipedia to sort out their functions. At home, Monocle's parents continue to decline, sunk in Sam's loss and their own inability to deal with the world, until Monocle's father leaves home and moves into his tiny room with him. Please read the rest of my review on my blog and consider purchasing it through the Amazon portal there.
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