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A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers

25 reviews

veelaughtland's review against another edition

challenging dark funny informative 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Animal death, Cancer, Blood, Murder, Car accident, Death of parent, Cannibalism, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Death

Moderate: Drug use and Rape

joshoonet's review

dark funny slow-paced

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

4.0

• As a non native english speaker, I had too google quite a few words
• Incredibly delicious, colourful and visceral descriptions
• The sex was - at times - a bit much for me, but it fit the theme very well and I got used to it
• Timeless vibes for some reason
• The protagonist (and writer of the story in form of a memoir) is deadly smart and she knows it well, hence some uncommon turns of phrase, some unusual words, some very pretty poetic writing
• Feels strangely detached from the happenings of the story, readers will know why. It works.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Alcohol, Blood, Sexual content, Cannibalism, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual assault, Car accident, Rape, Stalking, and Violence

Minor: Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death of parent

augustpeach_'s review

dark informative reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

I really enjoyed this book, I found the writing style and pace engaging and felt like there was enough mystery/unknown aspects and tension to keep the novel going to the end. In particular, I felt Summers did an excellent job balancing the past timeline of Dorothy's past with her present age. I found reading from the mind of a serial killer/psychopath, someone who does not even possess a single morsel of empathy QUITE interesting!

I loved that each chapter was named after a particular ingredient or meal related to Dorothy's (and her victim's) lives. Especially.. the Rump Roast :) 

Pay attention to the content warnings! Not a novel for a queasy stomach. 

I purchased this book and plan on keeping it due to the writing style. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Cannibalism, and Murder

Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual assault

Minor: Animal death and Drug use

I loved the writing style, I found the food related/recipe/restaurant parts of the novel informative and interesting. If you enjoy food and restaurant writing, you will enjoy this aspect.

podun's review

dark funny medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Cannibalism, Animal death, Murder, Sexual content, Blood, and Drug use

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

dark

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Gore, Ableism, Alcohol, Death of parent, Animal death, Confinement, Murder, Sexual content, Blood, Cannibalism, and Cancer

Moderate: Excrement, Mental illness, Drug use, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Vomit

Minor: Chronic illness

toofondofbooks_'s review

challenging dark funny reflective slow-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

4.5

This book was beautifully written and grotesque. It was both funny and unbelievably unhinged. It made me laugh and cringe, and feel sad. It was just so good. There were some sections that were difficult for me to get through but as a whole this is such a solid piece of literature and such a good addition to the "unhinged woman" literary sub genre.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Misogyny, Infidelity, Murder, Cannibalism, Car accident, Gun violence, Animal death, Mental illness, Animal cruelty, Sexual content, Death, Classism, Sexual assault, Cancer, Drug use, Rape, Excrement, and Vomit

Moderate: Fatphobia

Minor: Genocide, Pedophilia, Slavery, Racism, and Outing

feliz_in_a_bucket's review

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

A killer book. The glourious writing is all it needs.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cannibalism, Car accident, Confinement, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Animal death, Death, Gore, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Alcohol, Classism, and Mental illness

raquelcanread's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Stalking, Alcohol, Antisemitism, Drug use, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual harassment

rach_lind's review

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

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

4.0

Wow. It's objectively horrifying and yet absolutely fantastic. You're hooked almost immediately and stay there throughout. Good and interestin ending, great reveaks and surprises. Shocking at times, hilarious, and relatable too. 

The only thing that was a bit irritating was coming across a word every other page that I had to underline and look up. And I feel like I have a pretty decent vocab. So prepare for that--but it seems also to be purposeful in its parody of extravagant food writers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Cancer, Stalking, Car accident, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Rape, Terminal illness, Murder, Violence, Infidelity, Body horror, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Cannibalism, Death, and Death of parent

latoyareadsdaily's review

challenging dark funny reflective tense 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

5.0

I found this book to be 100% out of the ordinary read for books. It is more like the memoir of a woman who lives by the prodding of her carnal appetite. I had to keep Google nearby as I spent half the time researching words and foods. The rest of the time I didn't bother to do it but I just appreciated the book for the lexical delicacy it is.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cannibalism, Cursing, Terminal illness, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Violence