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A review by lunabean
Milk Fed by Melissa Broder
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Absolutely LOVED THIS. There are some polar opinions on this book and I’ve seen a few reviews calling this book “gross”. EXCUSE you if you don’t know how to appreciate the female form and all the intense, insatiable appetites that come with it! People think woman and think: feminine, submissive, chaste, which is really FAR from the wonderfully diverse spectrum of womanhood😭😭😭
The protagonist in this book is 24 year old Rachel, a lapsed Jew with an eating disorder, who plans her day according to the food she allows herself to eat at set times, with specific caloric limits. Her routine involves 5 nicotine gums for breakfast, a protein bar at 11am, then a veggie salad from subway for lunch and plain frozen yogurt (not exceeding the rim of the cup), an entire evening of the elliptical before dinner. It is at the froyo shop that she meets Miriam, an Orthodox Jew who insists on feeding Rachel, with crazy froyo toppings that explode with joy in your mouth and spoonful after spoonful of perfect dish amalgams at the Chinese restaurant.
Rachel becomes enamoured with Miriam and embarks on a journey of APPETITES: sexual desire, physical hunger, maternal longing - all in a book that is written with vivid imagination, bold and unabashed language, WILDLY erotic and so funny! I lovedddd this book so much and it was completely not what I was expecting. And the MUMMY ISSUES…. 🥵Definitely read it if you are versatile, or looking for an adventurous & tender read.
The protagonist in this book is 24 year old Rachel, a lapsed Jew with an eating disorder, who plans her day according to the food she allows herself to eat at set times, with specific caloric limits. Her routine involves 5 nicotine gums for breakfast, a protein bar at 11am, then a veggie salad from subway for lunch and plain frozen yogurt (not exceeding the rim of the cup), an entire evening of the elliptical before dinner. It is at the froyo shop that she meets Miriam, an Orthodox Jew who insists on feeding Rachel, with crazy froyo toppings that explode with joy in your mouth and spoonful after spoonful of perfect dish amalgams at the Chinese restaurant.
Rachel becomes enamoured with Miriam and embarks on a journey of APPETITES: sexual desire, physical hunger, maternal longing - all in a book that is written with vivid imagination, bold and unabashed language, WILDLY erotic and so funny! I lovedddd this book so much and it was completely not what I was expecting. And the MUMMY ISSUES…. 🥵Definitely read it if you are versatile, or looking for an adventurous & tender read.