A review by kathydubs10
Sourdough by Robin Sloan

4.0

This one is one of my new favorites! I had heard a lot about Sourdough and how it was a book with an interesting twist, which it certainly was. The book starts off pretty calmly, with a woman named Lois inheriting a sourdough starter from a pair of brothers. Throughout the course of the novel, we find Lois learning how to bake (with this interesting starter), leaving her job, finding a new job, finding confidence in herself, and finding love. For a short-ish novel, this book packs a punch. I think while at first the singing starter made me think I wouldn't like this novel in the end, I actually enjoyed it quite a bit. Sloan for sure knows how to create a world within an already well-known world and fills it with tons of interesting characters. The plot changed rather quickly which also made it engaging enough for me to keep going with it, even when I was unsure if I'd like it. I think my favorite part of this was following Lois as she became more confident in herself and started to realize what her calling is. She took a lot of risks in this story and it was fun to live vicariously through her as she figured things out.