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backpackfullofbooks's review
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
bigbeardedbookseller's review against another edition
4.0
Famished is the second book centred around food that I’ve read this month, though this one couldn’t be more different from the other, a tantalising collection of short stories with a central theme of food/eating/feasting/consuming.
I was given an advanced reading copy by Influx Press to review, and I was really pleased as I had seen Anna around Twitter and have her book with Bluemoose Books, Saving Lucia, on my birthday list.
As I’ve probably stated elsewhere many times, I love the short story format when it is done well and Anna concocts a brilliant collection of short chilling tales each as good as. the other.
There is a definite flavour of Victorian and early 20th century supernatural stories, both in content and form.
Each story is a wonderful bite of words, tantalising and just enough to digest the concept and theme. Well-balanced and complete, none left me wanting for more.
It wouldn’t be a collection where I didn’t have favourites, though in the case of this collection there were no sour tastes left in the mouth.
a tale of tripe was my personal stand out, a similar horror of tripe haunts me, both the physical and mental, trimalchio jones has a strong Poe feel to the horror that unfolds through the banquet, and shame really resonates also.
Well worth a read, and for me it’s a keeper and one I want to return to.
I was given an advanced reading copy by Influx Press to review, and I was really pleased as I had seen Anna around Twitter and have her book with Bluemoose Books, Saving Lucia, on my birthday list.
As I’ve probably stated elsewhere many times, I love the short story format when it is done well and Anna concocts a brilliant collection of short chilling tales each as good as. the other.
There is a definite flavour of Victorian and early 20th century supernatural stories, both in content and form.
Each story is a wonderful bite of words, tantalising and just enough to digest the concept and theme. Well-balanced and complete, none left me wanting for more.
It wouldn’t be a collection where I didn’t have favourites, though in the case of this collection there were no sour tastes left in the mouth.
a tale of tripe was my personal stand out, a similar horror of tripe haunts me, both the physical and mental, trimalchio jones has a strong Poe feel to the horror that unfolds through the banquet, and shame really resonates also.
Well worth a read, and for me it’s a keeper and one I want to return to.
zelmani's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
audacitea's review
Impossible to follow, the run a long sentences and focus on unnecessary minute details made the book incredibly dull to read.
This book is "dark" in the same way that it's dark at noon.
It had such an interesting concept that could've been brilliant but it fell flat at every turn.
This book is "dark" in the same way that it's dark at noon.
It had such an interesting concept that could've been brilliant but it fell flat at every turn.
catastrophic_maybe's review against another edition
3.0
A great reminder that hunger is the desire to devour
brewtifulfiction's review against another edition
3.0
Short, bite-size stories that are quite dark and devious both in their content and their delivery.
A good coffee table book to dip in and out of.
A good coffee table book to dip in and out of.
thereadingparamedic's review against another edition
4.0
Pretty grim, a bit stomach-churning, highly entertaining! Loved these short stories, the first one being my favourite!