Reviews

A certain hunger by Chelsea G. Summers

mayormccheese's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

catucousi's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

bellescarlett's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

stephkouts's review against another edition

5.0

Absolutely devoured this book.

bookswithbethany_'s review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

cardkgan's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

ash_stambaugh's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

hilladee's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

jonezeemcgee's review against another edition

4.0

4.0

jasperfrancis's review against another edition

dark funny reflective medium-paced

3.75

When I began to read this book, I thought it was pretentious. Sometimes I'd try to read it, reach the 50-page mark, and stop.  But then, I went, 'I need to clean out the books I haven't read', and, surprise, finished it quite quickly. 
  My thoughts range on this book. I enjoyed how it was told in a splice-by-splice fashion, going between past and present, and how much food-testing Summers must have done. 

Meanwhile, something I have thought of when reading, is how well a little bit more subtlety would have been for this book. Sometimes, books blatantly say their themes out loud, and speak of them more than they show them. I would have thought it more clean and finely-cut if things like male authority and the like were shown more than spoken of, and the circumstances that our culture entails.
  Overall, it's about 4/5 stars. Enjoyed the food rants, but not everyone will.