Nora Ephron parla davvero di tutto, fa davvero la "Crazy Salad" di argomenti del titolo, con argomento base ricorrente le donne. E quindi, le donne in politica (e allora come adesso, se hai una carica istituzionale è perché devi avere dormito con qualcuno che ti ha aiutata...), i concorsi cittadini su chi cucina meglio, spot per deodoranti per zone del corpo private, le mogli nei reality show - spazzatura... E ancora molti riferimenti a giornali, che sia perché hanno una direttrice particolare o perché parlano della pazza vita di ricchi residenti a Palm Beach, e ancora critici culinari... Insomma, c'è davvero di tutto, tutto raccontato dalla voce ironica e intelligente della Ephron, che lo racconta come te lo racconterebbe se fosse di fronte a te e a una tazza di caffè.
Un libro meraviglioso, spietato e ironico. Quanto avrei voluto conoscerla!
Nora Ephron
Crazy Salad
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After finishing this book, I reread the various notes I had written to remind the main points that I wanted to bring in this review. And the first thought, reading the various references, is that now I understand what has been the enormous contribution that Ephron gave to Anglo-Saxon cinema and tv in general! Read hes articles and you find references to the future Sex and The City, Notting Hill... practically a producer, inspired by this book, could have created the most successful shows of the future! Nora Ephron speaks pretty much about everything, really makes the "Crazy Salad" of arguments of the title, with women as a recurring topic. And then, women in politics (and then as now, if you have a constitutional position is because you have to have slept with someone who helped you...), little towns competitions of who bakes better, ad commercials for deodorants dedicated to private areas of the body, the wives in the junk-reality shows... And yet many references to newspapers, because they have a "particular" director or because they speak about the crazy life of wealthy residents in Palm Beach, and even food critics... I mean, there really is everything, all told by the ironic and clever voice of Mrs Ephron, who tells it like you would tell if she was in front of you and a cup of coffee.
A wonderful book, ruthless and ironic. I would love to meet and know her!
Nora Ephron
Crazy Salad
