The particular sadness of lemon cake
Aimee Bender
Literary Fiction / Fantasy
The particular sadness of lemon cake
by Aimee Bender
—· 336 p· 2010
reflective
Overview
About
Being able to taste people's emotions in food may at first be horrifying. But young, unassuming Rose Edelstein grows up learning to harness her gift as she becomes aware that there are secrets even her taste buds cannot discern.
Pages
336
Forward Press
Linguistic complexity
3/5
Moderate
Thematic complexity
4/5
Rich
Rating
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Reader feel
Emotional depth9
Surreal Premise Integration9
Prose8
Family Psychological Insight8
Narration7
Plot twists6
Pacing6
Worldbuilding5
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