Candyfreak: A Journey Through the Chocolate Underbelly of America (Unabridged)
 

Candyfreak: A Journey Through the Chocolate Underbelly of America (Unabridged)

by Steve Almond

Picture a magical, sugar-fueled road trip with Willy Wonka behind the wheel and David Sedaris riding shotgun, complete with chocolate-stained roadmaps and the colorful confetti of spent candy wrappers flying in your cocoa powder dust. If you can imagine such a manic journey--better yet, if you can imagine being a hungry hitchhiker who's swept through America's forgotten candy meccas:... (read more)

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While at times the author could be a little whiny and repetitive (we get it, you used candy as a replacement for the affection you believe you were denied as a child), it was still an enjoyable read, filled with fun facts, funny moments and a great turn of phrase. I think his description of the marshmallow bunnies going through the chocolate enrober is to die for. A great profile of an obsession. Oh the author is also a liberal, so those readers who would find fault with him based on that...

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