A review by mathteachtaco
Delicious Foods by James Hannaham

5.0

This book was heart-wrenching and a bit difficult to read at times; that being said, I thoroughly enjoyed it. The prologue actually starts near the end of the story, where we find something out about Eddie, and is actually what hooked me from the beginning - because I had to find out how it happened. Then we toggle back and forth, learning backstory about Eddie's mom Darlene and about her current situation. I actually considered for a moment just turning a few pages past the culminating event. The author employed two very effective literary devices: a big portion of the book was narrated by Crack Cocaine, or Scotty; and when Darlene was under the influence of crack, the narration had a much different feel to it than when she wasn't. The book deals with racism, poverty, and drug-use. The titular Delicious Foods is a farm where Darlene ends up, thinking it will be the means to improve her life.