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Wine Girl: The Obstacles, Humiliations, and Triumphs of America's Youngest Sommelier | Victoria James

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Book #12 for #14Books14Weeks2021 . Yes, I am behind and I did not finish in time but I am going to finish lol. This book has been lingering on my stack since purchasing on a recommendation last spring. With a cover rivaling that of one of my favorites, Cork Dork by by Bianca Bosker, I knew I had to read this book! Wine girl reads like a memoir just like Cork Dork does. Fascinating and riveting. While I (cont in comments)

TheHeartlandBookFairy enjoyed the story of Victoria's background to some extent, what I really enjoyed reading the most was was her journey to becoming a Sommelier and all of the interesting wine facts and tidbits along the way. 3y

Ruthiella I like the cork sculpture! š¨· 3y

TheHeartlandBookFairy @Ruthiella š 3y

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JenReadsAlot

Wine Girl: The Obstacles, Humiliations, and Triumphs of America's Youngest Sommelier | Victoria James

#3books sort of recently #borrowedfromthelibrary @OriginalCyn620 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

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janeycanuck

Wine Girl: The Obstacles, Humiliations, and Triumphs of America's Youngest Sommelier | Victoria James

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Victoria James has not had an easy road to get to where she is now. Her achievements are incredible to begin with, even before you realize the obstacles she overcame to get where she is. What an impressive woman and what an impressive memoir for someone so young.

Book 8 for #15books15weeks

TheHeartlandBookFairy

TheHeartlandBookFairy Ooohhh, I am so adding this to my TBR list! š 5y

janeycanuck @TheHeartlandBookFairy Make sure you‘ve got wine in the house! You‘ll want a glass in hand when you pick it up. 5y

TheHeartlandBookFairy @janeycanuck That shouldn't be a problem š‚ I work part-time at a winery and just got home after almost 9 hours thereš¨·Cheers š‰ 5y

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janeycanuck @TheHeartlandBookFairy oh, that‘s so cool! 5y

TheHeartlandBookFairy @janeycanuck so, I started looking for the book and checked Amazon and Barnes & Noble. They both have them but the cover is different. It's the one that shows up If I click on the tagged book here. May I ask where you got your book? I like your cover so much better š… Also, have you read Cork dork bye Bianca Bosker? Also a true story and I loved it! The cover is super similar to the cover a photo of your book š 5y

janeycanuck @TheHeartlandBookFairy It‘s from Indigo (Canada) - I agree, it‘s a better cover! Cork Dork is on my list to get to one day but I haven‘t read it yet. James thanks Bosker in the acknowledgments as one of her early supporters š 5y

TheHeartlandBookFairy @janeycanuck Thanks for the information! You will love Cork Dork, how cool that sheep mentions her in her book š 5y

janeycanuck @TheHeartlandBookFairy the ISBN on my copy is 978-0-06-302273-7 and is listed as the international version. Try Book Depository, they probably carry the same edition. 5y

TheHeartlandBookFairy @janeycanuck Thank you, I found it and ordered it from here! A couple of months ago I found a copy of Cork Dork in a little free library where I was donating books. I had been looking for a copy for about a year for my brother so that one went to him. If I find another copy, I'll snag it and let you know. I'd be happy to send it to you š 5y

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Jas16

Wine Girl: The Obstacles, Humiliations, and Triumphs of America's Youngest Sommelier | Victoria James

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Victoria James certainly endured a great deal and achieved a great deal at a young age. Usually that would be the recipe for an audio memoir that I would tear through but I think this one lacked depth and self reflection making it difficult for me to connect. Plus I wanted more wine. #booked2020 #wineorwhine

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Cinfhen Interesting pick....Sorry it wasn‘t a total hit 5y

BarbaraTheBibliophage Maybe she should have waited until she has more perspective ... š¤·š¸¼ā€¨ā™€ļø¸ Good job on the prompt though! š¨· 5y

Jee_HookedOnBookz Hi Jennifer! How are you? I thought I could surprise you with a little something but amazon just wouldn't allow me to add the gift msg :( Anw, it's coming your way this Tuesday! Keep an eye out for it ok ;) 5y

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Jas16 @Jee_HookedOnBookz oh my gosh Jee! That is so kind of you. Nice to have something to look forward to this week! 5y

Jee_HookedOnBookz @Jas16 š’•š’•I hope you‘ll like what I picked for you š€ 5y

Jas16 @Jee_HookedOnBookz I love it so much!!! You are brilliant! 5y

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sophierayton

Wine Girl: The Obstacles, Humiliations, and Triumphs of America's Youngest Sommelier | Victoria James

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This memoir is less about wine and more about how good people are awesome and bad people suck.

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Lola

Wine Girl: The Obstacles, Humiliations, and Triumphs of America's Youngest Sommelier | Victoria James

NOT what I expected going in, but really good. My full review is on Insta. Too wordy for Litsy (and unusually wordy for me š™) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCCuvpDgPLR/

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cariashley

Wine Girl: The Obstacles, Humiliations, and Triumphs of America's Youngest Sommelier | Victoria James

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Hovering between so-so and pick for this one but am feeling generous. I love reading anything about wine and the restaurant industry, although this was a little uneven. I wish I could be shocked at how poorly women are treated but nothing about it is surprising, sadly. Finally I can‘t help but mention that a professional narrator might have done a better job on the audio.

JenReadsAlot Started reading this yesterday! 5y

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JenReadsAlot

Wine Girl: The Obstacles, Humiliations, and Triumphs of America's Youngest Sommelier | Victoria James

Thought I would pour a glass while reading tonight!

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GirlWellRead

Wine Girl: The Obstacles, Humiliations, and Triumphs of America's Youngest Sommelier | Victoria James

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Full review here: http://girlwellread.blogspot.com/2020/05/wine-girl-by-victoria-james.html.

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Sassy_Steph

Wine Girl: The Obstacles, Humiliations, and Triumphs of America's Youngest Sommelier | Victoria James

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I‘ve realized that I‘m being drawn more and more to biographies! I love hearing people‘s stories and the obstacles they‘ve overcome and their personal triumphs! This book really shows why the me too movement needed to happen! Women need to be treated way better!!

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