I enjoyed the concept of this book and thought it was a great way of expressing what was going on with Rose's life. I thought the description throughout the book was beautifully written. Once I got to the twist/revelation towards the end I thought it lost its way a bit. I finished the book feeling c...
I liked the beginning of this book; we all talk about "baking with love" and I was intrigued by the concept of a person who could identify not just flavors, but emotions through their food. Certainly, the dysfunctional family was slightly compelling, but overall at the end I just felt like the autho...
When nine-year-old Rose discovers that she can taste the emotions of the people who prepare her food, she discovers many secret longings and desires.The problem that I had with this story was that, despite the element of magical realism, the book was dull. The characters' lives were so ordinary and...
The plot of this book had a lot of promise. I was hoping the book would be about how Rose learns to live with her ability to taste feelings in food and how she would put the skill to use. However, this ability is more of a curse and throughout the course of the book she seeks peace with factory pr...
I found this book to be a disappointing read. It becomes less about the protagonist's ability and how it affects her and more about her older brother and the distance he kept between himself and everyone but George, his best friend. She describes his disappearances and reappearances, each with him g...
I wanted to like this book. I really did. I mean, it has lemon cake in the title. Automatic win, right? Unfortunately the author starts out with an interesting premise but doesn't do much with it.When Rose turns 9, she suddenly finds herself with the ability to taste the emotions of the person who m...
This was not nearly as good as the plot makes it out to be. The stylistic choice of not having quotes around dialogue occasionally difficult to discern speech from prose. I didn't find Rose to be relatable at all.
Interesting book. On the surface, the Eidelstein's appear to be a perfectly happy family. Rose's gift highlights the hidden undercurrents of dissatisfaction, emptiness and discord. The bittersweet ending emphasizes how people cope differently with life's disappointments.
The Particular Sadness of Lemon CakeAimee BenderThe story focuses on Rose and how, starting in childhood, she develops the ability to taste feelings in the food people make (and also where produce originates). The food maker is not aware of the emotions themselves and it leaves Rose inhabiting a to...
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