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Because misogyny has a thousand words for “unhinged bitch” but not a single one for “multiple female orgasm”

If You Can't Take the Heat: Tales of Food, Feminism, and Fury by Geraldine DeRuiter

June 9, 2024 by carmelpie 10 Comments

I thought it appropriate that, on the day of my Cannonball, I declare that I have a new hero: Geraldine DeRuiter. In 2019, she won the James Beard Foundation Award, in the category of Personal Essay Long Form, for her Everywhereist.com blog post titled “I Made the Pizza Cinnamon Rolls From Mario Batali’s Sexual Misconduct Apology Letter.” This is not why she is my hero. However, if you read this book you may understand why her story resonated with me. If You Can’t Take the […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: 90s kid, culinary, diet culture, feminism, first-generation American, Florida, Geraldine DeRuiter, james beard award winner, misogyny

carmelpie's CBR16 Review No:52 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: 90s kid, culinary, diet culture, feminism, first-generation American, Florida, Geraldine DeRuiter, james beard award winner, misogyny ·
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Not all that wander are lost

April 16, 2018 by Caitlin_D 1 Comment

I stumbled across Geraldine DeRuiter’s memoir All Over the Place while skimming Overdrive for my next audio book and was happily surprised to discover it was such a funny, heartfelt memoir. I’ve never read her blog, the Everywhereist, but I really enjoyed her self deprecating and open style of writing. While her blog, and by extension this memoir, are about travel that is just the surface of what DeRuiter covers. “Sometimes you can’t let a complete dearth of natural talent or ability stop you from doing something.” When […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: All Over the Place, All Over the Place: Adventures in Travel True Love and Petty Theft, Geraldine DeRuiter

Caitlin_D's CBR10 Review No:48 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: All Over the Place, All Over the Place: Adventures in Travel True Love and Petty Theft, Geraldine DeRuiter ·
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