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Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang

8 reviews

siebensommer's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.75

how terrifying, how thrilling to be seen

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

jfin54's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Vomit, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

daniellemjoyce's review against another edition

adventurous challenging sad fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Cultural appropriation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Drug use, Eating disorder, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Murder and Pandemic/Epidemic

scifi_rat's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

lorenag5's review

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Sexual content, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Classism, and Deportation

amhud1030's review against another edition

Just wasn’t for me, wasn’t what I expected. I did not like any of the characters, a lot of the food that was cooked sounded disgusting. There was a lot of descriptions of food that was being thrown away and wasteful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Confinement, Drug use, and Death of parent

dystopia's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, and Classism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexism, Car accident, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Child death, Physical abuse, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic

savvylit's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Land of Milk and Honey is a triumph. An exquisite masterpiece. First of all, it is perhaps the most evocatively sensual book I have ever encountered. Food and the pleasure that it provides are a primary theme and each page is absolutely dripping with delicious imagery & description. Second of all, Land of Milk and Honey is a searing dystopia that raises many questions about ethics in a barren future. Is preserving what we've lost a worthy endeavor? Should we mourn our losses or should we adjust to the potential of an entirely new way of living?

Thirdly, Land of Milk and Honey is also a critique of anti-Asian sentiment and stereotyping in the culinary world and beyond. For one: Francophilia still dominates the industry to the detriment of nearly every other regional fare. Lastly, and certainly not least, this novel is a literary romance that is nuanced, sexy, and devastating. The sensual descriptions that Zhang so expertly applies throughout the novel don't only apply to cuisine.

Zhang's debut, How Much of These Hills is Gold, is one of my favorite books. Land of Milk and Honey has already joined its predecessor as a book that I will never stop recommending. C Pam Zhang is just such a brilliant writer. Her words are crisp, immersive, delectable, and - dare I say - near perfection. Consider me a lifelong devotee of her work.

Thank you so much @riverheadbooks for sending me an advance reader copy of Land of Milk and Honey in exchange for my honest review! I nearly cried when I opened this mail. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism