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gainsboro 's review for:
Land of Milk and Honey
by C Pam Zhang
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A chef in a dystopian world, working in an exclusive community for the ultra-rich. The community is also a research facility, overseen by the employer and his daughter, where extinct produce and animal meat are procured.
Seems an interesting enough premise, but the verbose writing style was not my cup of tea. The author went into quite some lengths to describe food and tastes, maybe as to use these descriptions as masks for emotions or to show illusions of grandeur as a theme maybe. It made for a stale read, distracting away from the predictable plot.
Seems an interesting enough premise, but the verbose writing style was not my cup of tea. The author went into quite some lengths to describe food and tastes, maybe as to use these descriptions as masks for emotions or to show illusions of grandeur as a theme maybe. It made for a stale read, distracting away from the predictable plot.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Classism
Moderate: Confinement, Racism, Gaslighting
Minor: Child death