Every sentence is dripping with metaphors and, although this convincingly reflects the opulence of food culture, it felt slightly long-winded at times. Expect copious amounts of gore, a lot of sex, liberal use of the c-word and, as you’ve probably already guessed, cannibalism.Īt times I found A Certain Hunger a tad repetitive and had to resist jumping forward to the next paragraph. This deliciously disgusting romp is not for the faint-hearted. She spends her days being interviewed by psychology and criminal justice students reminiscing about her insatiable appetite and the events leading up to her incarnation. But beware: her story just might make you wonder how your lover would taste sautéed with shallots and mushrooms and deglazed with a little red wine.”ĭorothy Daniels is a beautiful, articulate, cut-throat food critic who is currently serving a life sentence at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility. Something she’s finally ready to confess. There is something inside Dorothy that makes her different from everybody else. 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 led to her plunging an ice pick into her lover’s neck. “Dorothy Daniels has always had a voracious – and adventurous – appetite. Deliciously dark, wickedly funny and seriously salacious, this uncomfy read is one debut novel I’ll struggle to forget anytime soon. Summers* was definitely unlike anything I’ve ever read before.
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