A review by celina_r
Delicious Foods by James Hannaham

5.0

First off: as another review says, the opening scene is a good test of whether you'll want to read this book. A boy whose hands have just been amputated is driving, as best he can, down a dark country road, not sure if he's getting away from trouble or going deeper into it. Still here? Then you'll probably like this.

There's a lot in this book, and I won't rehash the plot summaries, but it'd be worth reading just for the narration by Mr. Crack Cocaine himself (friends call him Scotty). He sounds just like he should, like a wheedling pimp with a fine command of all the emotional knobs. That, and the contrast between that and Darlene's own voice when she finally speaks for herself. Delicious Foods isn't perfect. There is a wrong note or two. But that didn't keep it from being one of the best, if not the very best, book I've read so far this year.