I'm not much of a writer (this review proving this), but I also don't release books. Many of Fugitt's reviews read like a typical Yelp review. Lines like "The ribs are very good" & "I don't care for their sauce" appear over and over again. Also there seems to be quite a few St. Louis restaurants (Fugitt's hometown) that I'd never seen on any best of lists before. Fugitt doesn't include a list of all the restaurants he ate at so it is impossible to tell if he just dislikes a certain restaurant or if he just skipped it. He also includes weird lines like "If I could visit 100 of my 365 stops again, Hard Eight makes the list". Why wouldn't it? Isn't the book the list of the top 100 of his 365 stops? If you are looking for good writing about bbq, read [b:The Prophets of Smoked Meat: A Journey Through Texas Barbecue|16248172|The Prophets of Smoked Meat A Journey Through Texas Barbecue|Daniel Vaughn|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1364851494s/16248172.jpg|22277020] or [b:Smokestack Lightning: Adventures in the Heart of Barbecue Country|286436|Smokestack Lightning Adventures in the Heart of Barbecue Country|Lolis Eric Elie|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1320539794s/286436.jpg|277897]. If you are looking for a restaurant to try, I'd suggest Yelp over Fugitt.