A review by bhnmt61
Sourdough by Robin Sloan

3.0

This is my first book by Robin Sloan so I had no idea what to expect. And there’s no way to describe it. There’s a sourdough starter (hence the title), a society of women named Lois, an ethnic group raised on fungi, a community experimenting with alternative food sources, and a DNA sequencer. Seriously. Is it an allegory? A morality tale? Or just a quirky story? I have no idea. It was fun to read, especially the first half. The second half becomes increasingly dominated by magical realism, and it doesn’t always work.