The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
My friend, Michele, recommended this. I found the audio on Libby. The author, Aimee Bender, narrates, so you know the right emotions show through.
Synesthesia is the word that came to mind about Rose Edelstein. But this is far different from tasting color or smelling shapes. Tasting the chef’s mood or the affair her mother is having is a lot to believe. That her brother can disappear to another dimension or time is truly unfathomable.
The story is slow, but it made a good bedtime book. It had plenty for the imagination to work on.
I was disappointed that we didn’t see people using their talent for good. But maybe this is more realistic. But the ending was underwhelming.
Worth the read if only to explore a unique idea.
Darswords 