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A review by jasperfrancis
A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers
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.
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.