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Excellent book. I sat down and read it within two days. It is about this young girl who discovers she can taste what people are feeling in their food that they have cooked. She sadly has to grow up much too fast when she learns hidden secret emotions in her mothers cooking and the community at large. I really enjoyed the whole theme of so much hidden feelings in people that you would never notice on the surface but that people could push into something else such as cooking or baking. I also real
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Oh, I just love Aimee Bender. It's been a decade since I last read her, but those earlier characters are vivid and these new ones will stick with me for a while. Her stories have a strange and fantastical twist -- In this one a character can taste in anything she eats the hidden emotions of the person who cooked it. Bizarre, compelling, and a lovely quick read. Sigh, now back to grad school reading.
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I found this novel horribly depressing. I didn't really enjoy any of the characters but I thought the whole idea behind the novel was a good one. I liked George, but that just added to the overall feeling of depression I got from the entire book. Three stars for creativity though.
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story of a family with extraordinary "gifts" which verges on the supernatural. A beautifully written book which explores familial relationships, the things we hide, the things we don't say.
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Huh? At first, I thought it would be an okay teen novel. When I finished the book, I couldn't even give it that much credit.
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I loved this book, but the odds are, that you won't :)
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I think this book had a lot of potential, but ended up coming out rushed and not too thoroughly thought out, which ultimately resulted in its poor execution. Still, it was an interesting read, even if the characters and storyline lacked in depth due to not fully exploring the issues it tries to address, especially around family dynamics.
I really wanted to like the book, but unfortunately I was disappointed. The premise is interesting: the girl, Rose, can taste people's emotions through the food they make. The book just didn't deliver though. I listened to an audio book, it was narrated by the author, and she has an extremely dull voice, which didn't help either.
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