Reviews tagging 'Cannibalism'

A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers

622 reviews

kcp3321's review against another edition

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

3.75

“Feminism comes to all things, it seems, but it comes slowest to recognizing homicidal rage the slowest.”

This was a wild ride. Food critic and lover of fine culinary art, Dorothy, also enjoys sex and killing her lovers. Despite her being a psychopath, she has a strange logic and reasoning behind her awful actions. Not remotely relatable, I still found myself still rooting for her throughout the book. 
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maritzelle's review against another edition

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challenging dark funny reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Exquisitamente escrito, es delicioso, decadente, lleno de sabor. No adecuado para hipertensos. 
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katarinabee's review against another edition

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

4.25

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tinny's review against another edition

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funny mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

A non traditional female protagonist, food and industry commentary, a bittersweet after taste...these are all things I love and things this book has in spades. However, I didn't love this book! Maybe it was the odd pacing (lagging in the middle and sudden tension at the end ) or that I felt the main character's choices at the end didn't make any sense. Dorothy throughout the book has demonstrated extreme control over herself. The character Emma disappears for most of the book and suddenly reappears to play a key role at the end. This book makes little narrative sense to me unless I read it as a tale about a woman self destructing [ which I think defeats my perceived purpose of the book: a woman's undying strength to be herself and to be uncompromising ] .

Good prose though, had some witty moments with cultural insights. 
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orionwaves's review against another edition

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dark funny reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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indigojump's review against another edition

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dark funny reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

This book was pretty interesting overall.  You've really got to enjoy being in the main character's head.  It got a little episodic and repetitive towards the middle.  But there were still enough reveals throughout that I wanted to know what happened next.
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martin_starr22's review against another edition

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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? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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zealandrc's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

It's crazy that I could read something and simultaneously think, "that's disgusting" and "what a beautifully written sentence"
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vixenreader's review against another edition

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challenging dark lighthearted tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

As distasteful of a novel as going to a slaughterhouse to see where your steak comes from, it is still a compelling character study about the worst person to serve at any fine dining establishment. 
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ellsuh's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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