A Certain Hunger
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- Author：Chelsea G. Summers
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Summary
'Irresistable。' Megan Abbott
'A gory， gorgeous feast of a book。' Kiran Millwood Hargrave
'This book is crazy。 You have to read it。' Bon Appetit
Dorothy Daniels has always had a voracious - and adventurous - appetite。 From her idyllic farm-to-table childhood （homegrown tomatoes， thick slices of freshly baked bread） to the heights of her career as a food critic （white truffles washed down with Barolo straight from the bottle） Dorothy has never been shy about indulging her exquisite tastes - even when it lead to her plunging an ice pick into her lover's neck。
There is something inside Dorothy that makes her different from everybody else。 Something she's finally ready to confess。 But beware: her story just might make you wonder how your lover would taste saut�ed with shallots and mushrooms and deglazed with a little red wine。
'An unapologetic， rollicking satire of one woman's insatiable appetite。' Irish Times
'Thrilling and awful。' The Times
'One of the most uniquely fun and campily gory books in my recent memory。' New York Times
'Riotously funny and deliriously unhinged。' Refinery29
READERS ARE DEVOURING A CERTAIN HUNGER:
'Decadent， sleazy， visceral， disgusting。 I can't believe this is a first novel。'
' If a female Hannibal starred in Orange is the New Black， it would give you a pretty good idea of what to expect from this novel。 。。。 I could write pages about how much I loved this book but it would still not do it justice。 Just read it！'
'This was everything I wanted from a book。 Exciting， funny， gory， and most of all the absolutely exquisite writing。'
'I loved this book from beginning to end， it was dark， humorous and also made me a feel a little queasy in places！'
'A gory， gorgeous feast of a book。' Kiran Millwood Hargrave
'This book is crazy。 You have to read it。' Bon Appetit
Dorothy Daniels has always had a voracious - and adventurous - appetite。 From her idyllic farm-to-table childhood （homegrown tomatoes， thick slices of freshly baked bread） to the heights of her career as a food critic （white truffles washed down with Barolo straight from the bottle） Dorothy has never been shy about indulging her exquisite tastes - even when it lead to her plunging an ice pick into her lover's neck。
There is something inside Dorothy that makes her different from everybody else。 Something she's finally ready to confess。 But beware: her story just might make you wonder how your lover would taste saut�ed with shallots and mushrooms and deglazed with a little red wine。
'An unapologetic， rollicking satire of one woman's insatiable appetite。' Irish Times
'Thrilling and awful。' The Times
'One of the most uniquely fun and campily gory books in my recent memory。' New York Times
'Riotously funny and deliriously unhinged。' Refinery29
READERS ARE DEVOURING A CERTAIN HUNGER:
'Decadent， sleazy， visceral， disgusting。 I can't believe this is a first novel。'
' If a female Hannibal starred in Orange is the New Black， it would give you a pretty good idea of what to expect from this novel。 。。。 I could write pages about how much I loved this book but it would still not do it justice。 Just read it！'
'This was everything I wanted from a book。 Exciting， funny， gory， and most of all the absolutely exquisite writing。'
'I loved this book from beginning to end， it was dark， humorous and also made me a feel a little queasy in places！'
Reviews
Anina
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Obviously a well written book - a little highbrow for my trash taste
Maria Hiers
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Great！ And My vegetarianism gained reinforcement from reading this book！
aitana ☾
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2。75i was really excited for this book but it ended up being a bit underwhelming
Zoë
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I really wanted to like this。 A cannibal food critic is exactly my kind of premise but it just didn’t live up to my expectations。 A good chunk of this felt like a slog to get through。 The murders really felt like a footnote in the protagonists never ending pretentious monologues。 I don’t need a narrator to be likeable to enjoy a book but so much of this just felt like hammering the same point home。
Muri
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Enjoyed it！！ I would have the topics balanced differently - more of mother-relationship and a bit less food description 。。 But all in all it was highly entertaining
mais
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best book ive ever read and really interesting not only is she a milf cannibal but she also taught me how to be a cannibal and the random facts throughout the book like when she said "a beef cow shits up to fifteen times a day， a total of sixty-five pounds of poop， the weight of the average nine-year-old child。" is extremely。。。。 fascinating LOL best book ive ever read and really interesting not only is she a milf cannibal but she also taught me how to be a cannibal and the random facts throughout the book like when she said "a beef cow shits up to fifteen times a day， a total of sixty-five pounds of poop， the weight of the average nine-year-old child。" is extremely。。。。 fascinating LOL 。。。more
Sean H
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Very long， slow start （struggled with the first 100 pages or so） but then managed the rest in one long session; the murders are graphic and brutal whilst the book also managed to conjure emotional attachment to the main character and even have some room to question the ethics of cannibalism。 Honestly a great book！！
Grace Pavlick
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Beautifully written， kept me on my toes throughout the novel。
Alexandra
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“Nature abhors a vacuum; jurisprudence hates a violent woman。 We can forgive any number of men murdering their wives and girlfriends。 But we have a hard time extending the same compassion to women who kill their husbands and boyfriends， even though women have many more reasons to be driven to it。 Culture refuses to see violence in women， and the law nurtures a special loathing for violent women。 Unfettered violence， anger unleashed， the will to destroy， the need to undo—these acts run counter to “Nature abhors a vacuum; jurisprudence hates a violent woman。 We can forgive any number of men murdering their wives and girlfriends。 But we have a hard time extending the same compassion to women who kill their husbands and boyfriends， even though women have many more reasons to be driven to it。 Culture refuses to see violence in women， and the law nurtures a special loathing for violent women。 Unfettered violence， anger unleashed， the will to destroy， the need to undo—these acts run counter to everything we like to think we know about the feminine nature。 Yet women weren’t always the angels in the house， and angels weren’t always benevolent beings playing harps on the tops of trees。 We like to forget that men imprisoned women in the house and expected gratitude in return。”A Certain HungerChelsea G。 Summers 。。。more
Frantiska Polakova
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"the world teems with people whocan craft prose as liquid as silk and twice as strong" "the world teems with people whocan craft prose as liquid as silk and twice as strong" 。。。more
Unnur Lárusdóttir
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If into deep frying a lover this book may be for you。 If not， you should perhaps choose another。 Too grotesque for my taste， but surely well written and imaginative。
tanita
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it’s like my year of rest and relaxation but yassified… on an unrelated note i would die for emma absinthe
mia
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morality patriarchy food descriptions murder cannibalism america and women
Casey
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Perhaps the peak of the “feminine rage” genre。 Absolutely fucking loved this book。
Chantel Palmer
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5/5！！！ I could not put this book down。 It was SO GOOD。 The narrator Dorthy is unhinged but also funny and has some truth to her words。 This whole book is satire but the very best。 There is not really a set plot but just her telling her story of she she ended up in prison。 I was hooked to her every word。 If you can’t take graphic bodily gore then don’t read this。 But if you love food， women， and murder then go right ahead。 This book ateeee。 Definitely on my top favs list。
Bia
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I though i would love it and that it would became one of my favorites， but its just not good。The main character is one the most annoying characters i've ever read。 To me the way the author writes her it makes her seem a try hard。 She remainds me of one of those people who are fans of serial killers and think they're one too。 She doesn't seem like an actual psycopath。 It just looks like she's trying to trick you into beliving she's one and they're not doing a good job。Also the writting， while you I though i would love it and that it would became one of my favorites， but its just not good。The main character is one the most annoying characters i've ever read。 To me the way the author writes her it makes her seem a try hard。 She remainds me of one of those people who are fans of serial killers and think they're one too。 She doesn't seem like an actual psycopath。 It just looks like she's trying to trick you into beliving she's one and they're not doing a good job。Also the writting， while you can see that its pretentious on purpose， there are times when it takes it self too seriously and it just doesn't fit。 。。。more
Éloïse
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 J’ai vraiment hésité pour mon rating de ce livre mais j’pense que， au final， j’en retiens une assez bonne impression pour y donner un 3，5。 Mon problème c’est que la fameuse psychopathe ne me semblait psychopathe qu’en concept。 Malgré le meurtre et le cannibalisme （lol）， j’ai pas sentie que l’autrice a assez construit son personnage en interaction avec les gens et le monde en général de manière à me faire croire qu’elle en était une。 Mais peut-être que c’est juste mon bacc en psycho qui parle hah J’ai vraiment hésité pour mon rating de ce livre mais j’pense que， au final， j’en retiens une assez bonne impression pour y donner un 3，5。 Mon problème c’est que la fameuse psychopathe ne me semblait psychopathe qu’en concept。 Malgré le meurtre et le cannibalisme （lol）， j’ai pas sentie que l’autrice a assez construit son personnage en interaction avec les gens et le monde en général de manière à me faire croire qu’elle en était une。 Mais peut-être que c’est juste mon bacc en psycho qui parle hahahahhaha J’aurais aussi aimé savoir comment et surtout POURQUOI Dorothy en est venu à vouloir manger de la chair humaine？？ Le fait qu’elle est une critique culinaire n’est pas une explication suffisante à mon goût。 Mais bon overall la voix narratrice est vraiment comique et j’ai eu bien du plaisir 。。。more
Nora Sherman
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omg she’s just like me。 i， too， think that tofu is “an unappetizing excuse for protein with the texture of a boiled pencil eraser and the flavor of brown paper towels wetted with weak tea”
Josh
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Maybe I missed something but I didn’t get the feminist vibes from this book like so many others claim。 The protagonist essentially killed her ex lovers not because she was a cool calculating psychopath but because she was too scared to commit to the one man she loved。 So instead of being comfortable being alone she kills her various other lovers so they will always be a part of her （i。e cannibalism）。 The prose of the book is very much like “American Psycho” with an emphasis on food rather than b Maybe I missed something but I didn’t get the feminist vibes from this book like so many others claim。 The protagonist essentially killed her ex lovers not because she was a cool calculating psychopath but because she was too scared to commit to the one man she loved。 So instead of being comfortable being alone she kills her various other lovers so they will always be a part of her （i。e cannibalism）。 The prose of the book is very much like “American Psycho” with an emphasis on food rather than business suits and fancy clubs。 With this in mind I felt that “Dolls” has more in common with Amy from “Gone Girl” than Patrick Bateman。 Both women go to extreme lengths to make sure they are “loved”。 Anyway， that’s my two cents。 The book was okay but not as good as I was expecting。 。。。more
Ellie Botoman
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american psycho vibesthe movie adaptation， not the book lol
Charlotte
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Dorothy Daniels recounts her life and relationships; but Dorothy is no ordinary food writer and as her story unfolds her dark truth is revealed。I loved this novel！ Be warned the subject matter is very dark and a little gory （I loved it） and Dorothy's voice and her recounting the events that leads to each murder is fantastic。 A gripping and truly original novel that had me hooked from the first page。Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a copy of the noel in exchange for an honest review Dorothy Daniels recounts her life and relationships; but Dorothy is no ordinary food writer and as her story unfolds her dark truth is revealed。I loved this novel！ Be warned the subject matter is very dark and a little gory （I loved it） and Dorothy's voice and her recounting the events that leads to each murder is fantastic。 A gripping and truly original novel that had me hooked from the first page。Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a copy of the noel in exchange for an honest review 。。。more
ana
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4。5/5*the writing was so addicting， i couldn't put it down！ love me some unhinged， confident and unapologetic women。 4。5/5*the writing was so addicting， i couldn't put it down！ love me some unhinged， confident and unapologetic women。 。。。more
Ilayda
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 https://www。hemengeliriz。com https://www。hemengeliriz。com 。。。more
Larissa
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Notes to self: best quotes appeared p 213， “ American girls grow up knowing the intrinsic importance of having female friends; our girlfriends are our bosom buddies， a term that links the girlishly erotic with the emotionally intimate。”P。 214， “ In America， our girlfriends teach just what love， trust， and desire our; they hold our hands as we navigate the Scylla of sex and the Charybdis of culture。 With them we are our truest， most essential selves。 We don’t have to be pretty， but we heal praise Notes to self: best quotes appeared p 213， “ American girls grow up knowing the intrinsic importance of having female friends; our girlfriends are our bosom buddies， a term that links the girlishly erotic with the emotionally intimate。”P。 214， “ In America， our girlfriends teach just what love， trust， and desire our; they hold our hands as we navigate the Scylla of sex and the Charybdis of culture。 With them we are our truest， most essential selves。 We don’t have to be pretty， but we heal praise upon one another when we are。 We don’t have to be nice， and we forgive each other when we aren’t。 With our friends， our Guard tumbles like acrobats， falls like leaves， and swirls in glittery， dusty eddies。 That face we keep up in front of everyone else – family， lovers， husbands， or children – we let slide。 Our friends see the frailties， the insecurities， the unattractive bits that we have to keep hidden from the rest of the world because - and this is the meat of the matter - it’s hard work to be a woman。 It’s a full-time job。 Our female friends， the close ones， are the mini breaks we take from the totalitarian work it requires to keep up the performance of being female。”P。226-227， “Judges and juries are notoriously brutal on violent female offenders， a category to which I belong without question … We like to forget that men imprisoned women in the house and then expected gratitude in return。” 。。。more
Lindsey Hall
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You absolutely need a stronger stomach to read this one， but if you do， definitely give her a try。 This book has such an interesting narrative and the story telling sweeps you up。 The ending was everything I wanted it to be without being predictable。 If you're a thriller/crime fan with an interest in the grosser side of things， definitely for you。 You absolutely need a stronger stomach to read this one， but if you do， definitely give her a try。 This book has such an interesting narrative and the story telling sweeps you up。 The ending was everything I wanted it to be without being predictable。 If you're a thriller/crime fan with an interest in the grosser side of things， definitely for you。 。。。more
Klaire Eckhardt
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I have so many words but I don’t feel like typing a lot so essentially it’s a book about meat。 You may think as a vegetarian who is usually repulsed by meat that I wouldn’t like it， but the structure of the book revolves around beautiful metaphors surrounding animals and humans。 I actually enjoyed the subject matter and found it interesting。 Cannibalism！！ This book was a first but it was so well written and raw。 If you like crime and psychology definitely for you。
Madeline Luna
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I finished this a few days ago and honestly it was a major slay。 So fun and witty and entertaining。 I support women’s right， but more importantly， I support women’s wrongs。
alijah
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i didn't think it was possible to get bored reading about a milf cannibal murdering and eating certain body parts of her past lovers。 despite the gory descriptions about cooking and eating human flesh， i found it to be dull。 the biggest issue for me was the writing， i understand how it was intended to be pretentious to fit the main character， who is a self-absorbed， narcissistic psychopath。 however， the writing was just repetitive， overwritten， lots of Big Words were thrown around， and the story i didn't think it was possible to get bored reading about a milf cannibal murdering and eating certain body parts of her past lovers。 despite the gory descriptions about cooking and eating human flesh， i found it to be dull。 the biggest issue for me was the writing， i understand how it was intended to be pretentious to fit the main character， who is a self-absorbed， narcissistic psychopath。 however， the writing was just repetitive， overwritten， lots of Big Words were thrown around， and the story dragged on with unnecessary details。it gave an interesting outlook on female rage， womanhood， morality， gender， and sex （although unoriginal and didn't bring anything new to the table）。 。。。more
Michelline Palmeira
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mag·nif·i·cent （adjective）impressively beautiful， elaborate， or extravagant; striking。
Kayla Lum
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Delectable and unforgettable。 I love reading about female psychopaths。 Especially the murderous types！ It was as vivid and horrifying as I'd hoped it'd be。 I love food， I love horror， and I love sex。 I'd recommend it to all my friends if they weren't so squeamish。 I delighted in sharing the gory details with my boyfriend， staying up until the wee hours to finish just a few more chapters。 There's something to be said about reading a story rife with the deranged yet delicious inner monologue of a Delectable and unforgettable。 I love reading about female psychopaths。 Especially the murderous types！ It was as vivid and horrifying as I'd hoped it'd be。 I love food， I love horror， and I love sex。 I'd recommend it to all my friends if they weren't so squeamish。 I delighted in sharing the gory details with my boyfriend， staying up until the wee hours to finish just a few more chapters。 There's something to be said about reading a story rife with the deranged yet delicious inner monologue of a serial killer that leaves a carnal aftertaste so visceral， reading it in broad daylight functions more like a slippery little secret than a form of entertainment。 I'll miss Dorothy 。。。more
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