Sourdough by Robin Sloan

Sourdough

Author: Robin Sloan
Publisher: Macmillan
Year: 2017
Genre: Fiction
Age:Adult 18+
Page Count: 215

Audio Publisher & Year: Macmillan Audio, 2017
Audio Reader: Therese Plummer
Audio Length: 6 hours & 47 mins

Rating:

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This book is our Cook the Books pick for the month of November. We are meeting a week earlier than normal because of the holiday. I am shocked I finished the book before the night before the meeting. Last month I didn't read the book because it was one I had already read. I'm doing pretty good I think, making some progress on my reading goals. I'd also like to point out that I have read 3 books in the first 10 days of the month. I don't know what makes these ups & downs happen. I guess it's just life. I think that's a good sign considering I only read I think 1 book last month.

I don't think I would have normally picked this book up if it wasn't for book club, I feel like a lot of the books we read are like that. I'm happy to find different books through this awesome group that I started a little over a year ago. This book in particular makes me want to read more books about food & not like the cozy mysteries.

This book was great! It was funny & the story was very charming. There was times when I was laughing out loud & just shaking me head at others. I find Lois very relatable. I think the ending was a little weird but maybe I need some more time to process it. Lois is a typical young girl out of college trying to find her way in the world, but also I feel like she's trying to discover what makes her happy. That can be a very hard task when you are just working constantly to keep food on the table & money in your pocket. So I guess in her own way she discovers what makes her happy & how to get a little money along the way.

I was also surprised by the "mysterious benefactor" Mr. Marrow, I guess I should have seen who it was all along but I was actually shocked in the end. Is there really places like this out there? I've been to little hometown farmers markets, but is there places that are so cut throat & stressful but also full of discovery & life? I hope to find a place like that one day if they exist.

I feel like the ending of this book brought us closure but also is open ended enough that maybe there is going to be another book? I'd love to read about Lois & her continuing adventures. I'm also interested in reading other books this author has written. The audio reader was also very good. Her slight accent was interesting. It's not a British accent but it's definitely there. She also did well with expressing the characters emotions when she was reading which I really like to hear. I'd listen to other books she has read as well. There is no recipes in this book like the ones we normally read but I wish there was! I've never made bread but this makes me want to try. I can't wait to see what our "host" bring to the meeting next week.