Genre: Fiction
Just before her 9th birthday Rose
Edelstien discovers that she can taste emotions in food. Suddenly food is a challenge for her. All she can really stomach is mass produced
machine food like crackers. This gift,
or is it a curse, is the centre of the entire novel. Rose’s brother, Joe, possesses his own
frightening gift and she relies on his friend, the ever smart and charming
George to help her with this.
Although the novel is well written I found the story to be a
bit ‘blotchy’ as I thought Joe’s gift demanded a further explanation and
although Rose’s dad is present, he is such a mysterious character that it just
didn't seem like he was needed at all.
The blurb is a bit misleading and resulted in me feeling rather let down
as it makes it seem that the story is all about Rose and her gift rather centred
more on her brother and her mother, who has a secret of her own. I read this book on a bit of a whim as one of
my favourite authors, Jodi Picoult, is quoted, on the front cover as saying “such
beautiful writing” and while I cannot deny this I just found that the story was
a bit lacking.
Had I known this in advance, would I have still read the
book? Yes. Even though I felt let down
and disappointed I enjoyed the ‘magic’ of the story, making it just a little worthwhile.
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