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A review by angelamichelle
Eat Only When You're Hungry: A Novel by Lindsay Hunter
4.0
There are many things I don't care for about this book. A pretty unlikable main character. TMI on his sex life. In fact, everyone is pretty unlikable. The ending felt like a stop more than an end.
Things I do like:
-The title. The phrase echoes silently throughout the whole book (and is mentioned once near the end) as exactly what the book is about, i.e., Yeah, but I'm always hungry (for love, acceptance...)
-Most chapters could stand alone as short stories. I love how the author moved the narrative forward--and it is a travelogue after all--while still keeping each chapter a perfectly constructed gem.
-Several perfect turns of phrase. Like the barstools that "honked and tumbled" as he fell to the floor.
-The message. That we're all a mess, all hungry, all clueless, all driving aimlessly trying to right past wrongs, escape our inescapable flaws.
Things I do like:
-The title. The phrase echoes silently throughout the whole book (and is mentioned once near the end) as exactly what the book is about, i.e., Yeah, but I'm always hungry (for love, acceptance...)
-Most chapters could stand alone as short stories. I love how the author moved the narrative forward--and it is a travelogue after all--while still keeping each chapter a perfectly constructed gem.
-Several perfect turns of phrase. Like the barstools that "honked and tumbled" as he fell to the floor.
-The message. That we're all a mess, all hungry, all clueless, all driving aimlessly trying to right past wrongs, escape our inescapable flaws.