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A review by jdeets03
Milk Fed by Melissa Broder
3.0
Thank you to Scribner and NetGalley for a free e-copy of Milk Fed in exchange for an honest review.
If you know me, you know how much I loved The Pisces. So the minute I heard Melissa Broder had a new book coming out, it went to the top of my list.
Milk Fed is the story of a white, Jewish woman, Rachel, who strictly counts calories, works for an entertainment management company, and has a toxic relationship with her mother. Her daily trips to Yo!Good, a yogurt shop, lead to her becoming intertwined with The Schewebel family.
The things I loved about The Pisces definitely carry through to Milk Fed. There are several parts where I laughed out loud, there are super hot sex scenes (real and imagined) between two women, and Broder writes repulsive realism so very well. Ultimately, Milk Fed is not about the romantic relationships that Rachel pursues, but her journey to finding her authentic self.
I, however, didn't love Milk Fed. I really didn't connect with the characters, and in some ways, they felt like characturers instead of real people. The short chapters made it compulsively readable, but it felt jarring as a reader to move to another chapter every few pages. I also felt like the beginning started super strong but by the end, it was harder to want to pick MIlk Fed back up.
I'm still very happy I read this book, and I will continue to pick up anything Melissa Broder writes. One final note, there are several elements of this book that might be triggering - especially Rachel's eating disorder.
If you know me, you know how much I loved The Pisces. So the minute I heard Melissa Broder had a new book coming out, it went to the top of my list.
Milk Fed is the story of a white, Jewish woman, Rachel, who strictly counts calories, works for an entertainment management company, and has a toxic relationship with her mother. Her daily trips to Yo!Good, a yogurt shop, lead to her becoming intertwined with The Schewebel family.
The things I loved about The Pisces definitely carry through to Milk Fed. There are several parts where I laughed out loud, there are super hot sex scenes (real and imagined) between two women, and Broder writes repulsive realism so very well. Ultimately, Milk Fed is not about the romantic relationships that Rachel pursues, but her journey to finding her authentic self.
I, however, didn't love Milk Fed. I really didn't connect with the characters, and in some ways, they felt like characturers instead of real people. The short chapters made it compulsively readable, but it felt jarring as a reader to move to another chapter every few pages. I also felt like the beginning started super strong but by the end, it was harder to want to pick MIlk Fed back up.
I'm still very happy I read this book, and I will continue to pick up anything Melissa Broder writes. One final note, there are several elements of this book that might be triggering - especially Rachel's eating disorder.