“Few women come into maturity unscathed by the suffocating pink press of girlhood, and even psychopaths are touched by the long, frilly arm of feminine expectations. I’ve been reading a lot about psychopaths recently and in my unprofessional opinion, this novel offers a realistic view inside the mind of a violent psychopath. This graphic confession of cannibalism and murder makes little attempt to charm the reader, but all the same, you can’t help but be drawn into the emotionally distant world of Dorothy through the sarcasm and dark wit that seeps out of every page. Summers’ writing is formal but relentlessly funny. A Certain Hunger delves into the mind of a serial killer to question notions of gender and patriarchy.Ĭhelsea G. We read about her childhood, her career as a celebrated food critic, her struggles with long-term relationships, her love of sex, and the killing and eating of her multiple lovers. Set between the United States and Italy, and recounted by Dorothy as she sits in her prison cell serving a life sentence, this fictional memoir revolves around food, sex, and the occasional murder. This novel follows Dorothy Daniels, a food critic and a cannibal.
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