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

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

2.75

This book is the memoir of a serial cannibalistic murderer who worked as a food critic. The premise sounded interesting and I had heard good things about this book. While the start was engaging, I quickly started to struggle. The writing style is flowery to a pretentious level, which fits the character, but quickly became tiring. There were paragraphs I ended up glossing over, which is very rare for me. For the relatively small page count, this book felt so so long. It read like a literary novel, the diary of a slightly technology-averse, extremely pretentious food critic, with some sprinkles of murder and cannibalism every now and again.

I do not, by any means, want to say this is a bad book. It is, however, definitely not the book for me. It is a classic case of "I don't mind any of the ingredients, but I don't like this recipe."
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