Review
'A macabre banquet of a suspense novel serving up carnal and gustatory surprises . . . Dorothy speaks like Humbert Humbert and behaves like Hannibal Lecter.' ? Washington Post
'Riotously funny and deliriously unhinged, Chelsea G. Summers's A Certain Hunger is the perfect send-up of foodie culture, media, and serial killers-as-sex objects. Patrick Bateman and Hannibal Lecter have nothing on Dorothy Daniels, a 51-year-old food critic, who has an appetite for food and life, sure, but also for killing men. an altogether delicious, deranged read.' ? Refinery29
'In this satire of a particular brand of foodieism, a chic food critic with a (quite literal) voracious appetite for her lovers puts the same care and attention into murder as she does her writing and personal presentation. Not for the faint of heart, it's a novel that might initially get your mouth watering for a fine steak-but perhaps put you off meat for good.' ? Vanity Fair
'Shares with Nabokov's Humbert Humbert a gallows humour and a deliciously synaesthetic, detailed attention to language.' ? i paper
'It's American Psycho as rewritten by Angela Carter. Irresistible.' - Megan Abbott
Review
One of the most uniquely fun and campily gory books in my recent memory . . . A Certain Hunger has the voice of a hard-boiled detective novel, as if metaphor-happy Raymond Chandler handed the reins over to the sexed-up femme fatale and really let her fly. - New York Times
A macabre banquet of a suspense novel serving up carnal and gustatory surprises . . . Dorothy speaks like Humbert Humbert and behaves like Hannibal Lecter. -- Maureen Corrigan - Washington Post
This book is crazy. You have to read it. - Bon Appetit
A swaggering, audacious debut, and a celebration of all the wet, hot pleasures of human contact. - The New Republic
Riotously funny and deliriously unhinged, Chelsea G. Summers's A Certain Hunger is the perfect send-up of foodie culture, media, and serial killers-as-sex objects. Patrick Bateman and Hannibal Lecter have nothing on Dorothy Daniels, a 51-year-old food critic, who has an appetite for food and life, sure, but also for killing men. an altogether delicious, deranged read. - Refinery29
In this satire of a particular brand of foodieism, a chic food critic with a (quite literal) voracious appetite for her lovers puts the same care and attention into murder as she does her writing and personal presentation. Not for the faint of heart, it's a novel that might initially get your mouth watering for a fine steak-but perhaps put you off meat for good. - Vanity Fair
Shares with Nabokov's Humbert Humbert a gallows humour and a deliciously synaesthetic, detailed attention to language. - i
It's American Psycho as rewritten by Angela Carter. Irresistible. -- Megan Abbott
A masterful satire as brilliant as it is deviant. -- Mat Johnson
Sharp, savage, funny, so good on the complexities & indignities of desire. -- Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Chelsea G Summers writes with a swagger . . . It is a relief to read something that wants to make you shudder and laugh rather than transform you into a better person. - The Times
Revel in the campness, the gore, the brashness, and the clever gender reversal at the heart of A Certain Hunger. This is Bret Easton Ellis in heels . . . an unapologetic, rollicking satire of one woman's insatiable appetite. - Irish Times
Book Description
A mouthwatering debut and 'one of the most uniquely fun and campily gory novels in recent memory' (New York Times)
About the Author
Chelsea G. Summers is a freelance writer whose work focuses on sex, politics, tech, fashion and culture. She is a former academic and professor with Ph.D. training in eighteenth-century British literature, a discipline that has proven to be shockingly useful when writing about contemporary culture. She was a columnist for the now defunct ADULT magazine, has a piece upcoming in Roxane Gay's Medium series, and her work has appeared in VICE, Fusion, Hazlitt, The New Republic, Racked, and The Guardian. She splits her time between New York and Stockholm, Sweden, and can be found on twitter @chelseagsummers. This is her first novel.
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