Reviews

a certain hunger by Chelsea G. Summers, Chelsea G. Summers

meowllyn's review against another edition

1.0

this reads like an attempt at girlbossification of Patrick Bateman while using a thesaurus for every other word. it's predictable, empty, and pretentious.

vampiresreadtoo's review against another edition

3.0

3/3.5???

When I started reading this and noticed how similar the protagonist was to Hannibal but a woman I was OVER THE MOON ok??? I wanted to love this SO bad and thought this was written for me but...

Something never fully clicked with me for some reason, maybe it was because the story felt really repetitive or because I wasn't a fan of the writing or how the events were told... i can't tell you exactly

Overall a little disappointing but that's not the book's fault I think

absolutechaos's review against another edition

dark funny medium-paced

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

5.0

The main character is a freak and the prose is beautiful. I love food related media and the food is described very well…among other things of course. I read sections out loud to girlfriend because they were both incredible and outrageous. She’s even bi 

dried_daisies's review against another edition

4.25

I support women's rights but most importantly women's wrongs.

castral's review against another edition

3.0

2.5 Stars. Dorothy has more depth than Patrick Bateman, is more likable, and has a more relatable, nuanced psychopathy than him. Unfortunately the details of her murders contained glaring flaws that brought me out of the internal reality of the story. The plot was meandering and predictable. The interspersion of gourmet treatises were as delightful as Ellis's 80s pop music essays.

I would read more from Summers in the future.

visual_eyes's review against another edition

changes the way and language id let myself use and think around food, around sensations, around experience. i read a lot of reviews that said the book was trashy but i truly enjoyed it

marquisfulson's review against another edition

dark funny informative reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

suzume26's review against another edition

dark funny 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

3.75

erkkmoon's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

I liked the descriptions of food more than the rest of the book, I think that says a lot, even though I'm a fan of horror and cannibalistic themes and was very excited in the beginning
like, it's a good book, i guess, but it's bad in various aspects and the writing style is not my cup of tea (“I tasted the bleach-and-umami flavour of his precum” what.)
interesting plot though?? idk, good but not that great

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic friendship, Gore, Sexual content, Blood, Murder, Cannibalism, Car accident, Cursing, and Rape

askingcrowd708's review against another edition

5.0

Opowieść w formie autobiografii kobiety, która siedzi w więzieniu za zabójstwo i na pewno nie wyjdzie stamtąd przed terminem. Bohaterka jest krytyczką kulinarną, psychopatką, morderczynią i kanibalką. Bałam się, że ta historia zostanie spłycona do tandetnego "schock value" ale na szczęście tak nie jest. Bohaterka nie próbuje w nas wzbudzić współczucia, nie próbuje się usprawiedliwiać, jest właściwie dumna ze swoich dokonań i próbuje je analizować.
Książka daje do myślenia, mnie poruszył wątek o przemysłowej hodowli zwierząt na mięso (a potem poruszyło mnie że przecież wiem jak to wygląda i jakim cudem ruszyło mnie to bardziej niż opisy okrucieństwa wobec bohaterki i jej kochanków).
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