Candy Freak: A Journey Through the Chocolate Underbelly of America
A Food, Autobiography, Nonfiction book. retail chains charge tens of thousands of dollars to place a particular candy bar in the racks near the...
Perhaps you remember The Marathon, Oompahs, Bit-O-Choc, or Kit Kat Dark. Where did they go? Driven by his obsession, stubborn idealism, and the promise of free candy, self-confessed candyfreak Steve Almond takes off on a quest to discover candy's origins in America, to explore little companies that continue to get by on pluck and perseverance, and to witness the glorious excess of candy manufacturing. Part candy porn, part candy polemic, part social history, part confession, Candyfreak explores the role candy plays in our lives as both source of pleasure and escape from pain. By turns ecstatic, comic, and bittersweet, Candyfreak is the story of how Steve Almond grew up on candy---and how, for better and worse, candy has grown up too.Show More Show Less
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The reason Americans favor milk chocolate over dark is because Milton Hershey got his bars into enough American mouths to establish our collective taste. Steve Almond, Candyfreak: A Journey through the Chocolate Underbelly of America // retail chains charge tens of thousands of dollars to place a particular candy bar in the racks near the register. Very few people, after all, head into Steve Almond, Candyfreak: A Journey through the Chocolate Underbelly of America // ...We don't choose our freaks, they choose us...We may not understand why we freak on a particular food or band or sports team. We may have no conscious control over out allegiances, But they arise from our most scared fears and desires and, as such, they represent the truest expression of ourselves. Steve Almond, Candyfreak: A Journey through the Chocolate Underbelly of America //
I laughed SO HARD during the first half of this book. Super interesting story of the small guys in the candy biz and where they've (mostly) all gone, gobbled up by the big guys. I wanted to search out some of the old school candy bars, and did find some, though it wasn't easy. Made me think back to my tiny hometown and the local chocolate... My review, 3.0:First I would like to quote MC Pee Pants."I want candy, bubblegum and taffy. Skip to the sweet shop with my girlfriend, Sandy. Got my pennies saved. so I'm a sugar daddy. I'm her Hume Cronyn, she my Jessica Tandy.I want candy!I need candy, any kind will do Don't care if it's nutritious or FDA approved.It's gonna make... Checked out from the library & munched my way through it in a weekend. If you're looking for a history of candymaking, this isn't the book for you. It's equally a memoir, and a paean to an obsession. Even though I'm not a candy bar aficionado (preferring my chocolate pure & dark), I found this exploration of the author's fascination...
