Very disappointing. Much of the book is a rambling mess, staying far from the foods that were supposed to be the focus of the book. It also sounded like it was pieced together from various narrators who were not always (it seems) in the same place or time. Twain is an extraordinary person and the book touches on a wide variety of life elements of his, but it seems to be more a disjointed collection of anecdotes rather than a purposeful look at his life as seen through his favorite foods. ( )