Insatiable: Tales from a Life of Delicious Excess (Abridged) Audiobook

" this was a fun audibook to listen to - ms greene had sex with elvis, burt reynolds and clint eastwood!!! "

" Can you spell narcissist? This book by a long-time food editor and apparently self-professed sex goddess was three times longer than it needed to be and would probably only be interesting to New York foodies who lived there during her reign. I kept reading it long after losing interest because surely if you read long enough, someone so self-absorbed must reveal some redeeming quality - but it was not to be. Unless you enjoy constant name dropping and stories of celebrities she bedded (Elvis, Clint, & Burt), don't waste your time. That said, I plan to try one of the recipes - a Mushroom tart - she listed - none of the others were interesting to me. "

" This fun memoir made me hungry and horny all at the same time. "

" Yet another book by a food critic that wasn't all that focused on food criticism. Gael Greene helped to change the way people perceive, read about and enjoy food and it was fun to read about her life through the years (especially after watching her on Top Chef Masters recently). "

" who knew Gael Greene was such a hoochie? Loved, loved, loved reading about her exploits and all the food, oh my. when she says insatiable she means it! "

" I only made it half way through this book before losing interest. I thought it would be a fun foodie read and it is to some extent but there's a lot of focus on her "affairs" with celebrities. Which doesn't really interest me that much, I guess now I know that Burt Reynolds was a good lover but seriously, why would I want to know that? "

" Like most memoirs, hugely self -absorbed but not without humorous moments and a couple of very cool recipes. "

" Maybe I'm too young to appriciate this memoir of being a foodie from the 50's on... Way too long and self serving. Not the type of food biography I like. "

" This is my "go-to" book when I am out of library books. This is pretty funny. And I do like that there are actually recipes in the book. Still have yet to finish it! "

" Hated it - couldn't finish it. Found her frustrating unaware of how selfish, amoral, and egocentric she was. "

" Irretrievably self-centered in a way Greene seems to think is charming, but I simply found irritating. At times it read like a bad 7th grade biographical essay, only with way more name-dropping. "

" Sexy and fulfilling--I can't remember why I put this book down 6 months ago. Just finished and enjoyed every delicious page. "

" Good read up until the last 75 or so pages. Reads as if she didn't know how to wrap it up once she introduces her now husband. "

" I found myself, hungry, happy and loving Gael Greene after reading this. I picked this memoir up on a sale rack and had no idea who this lady was. I thought it was light, easy and entertaining. "

" I have to agree w/ Jennie on this... lots of sex, eating, sex, eating. This book taught me that a life of excess isn't all that glamorous afterall! "

" A distinct writing style that echos throughout the book. Towards the end her bedroom tales get a little repetitive, however I could read another 400 pages of just her descriptions of food. "

" Who knew that little old lady judge from Top Chef was such a tramp. You go Gael. "

" never have i craved gout inducing foods more in my life, then while i read this torrid memoir. "

" Really enjoyed it! Yes it was a little over the top but I find most of the people in the food industry, whether it be writing, managing, cooking etc., usually are. "

" This is one I wanted to read for a long time. "

" Pretentious, self indulgent old bat looks back at her life and remembers how important she was to New York's culinary world. Save yourself. "

" Give me Ruth Reichel's delightful memoirs any day. Gael Greene spends more time on her sexual exploits - really, kiss and tell? The passion of food, the crazy restaurant stories, there's the book that should have been written. "

" I never knew sex was such a turn on for food. A whole new side has been opened to me though. Although I am happy not having slept with Elvis to have an association with sandwiches. "

" Great read for someone who loves food & the restaurant scene! "

" Gawd it was a horrid book. no redeeming qualities! "

" Who knew that little old lady judge from Top Chef was such a tramp. You go Gael. "

" Guess what, she slept with Elvis - her claim to fame. Acutally her forays to France in the 60's-90's are fasctinating - she knew (Biblically) many of the important chefs of the time. She helped raised the foodie culture by her writing in New York Magazine "

" Gael Greene had a large appetite for life! Her 'dish' about the notables in the culinary world is interesting, as is her recounting of trysts with two male cinema icons, Burt Reynolds and Clint Eastwood. "

" fussy. finished. (with apologies to the great polly mellen). "

" Irretrievably self-centered in a way Greene seems to think is charming, but I simply found irritating. At times it read like a bad 7th grade biographical essay, only with way more name-dropping. "

" An almost continuous roll in the hay with the food scene a seemingly second thought. Still, brought back memories of great restaurants long past. A quick read, if you have the time, or wait until next summer for a mindless beach book. "