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The Glutton
The Glutton | A. K. Blakemore
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The Glutton | A. K. Blakemore
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Pickpick

Another interesting one to read while battling a GI illness!! Based on a French fable, Blakemore takes a unique approach to writing about the French Revolution!

Tarare is borne into struggle. Kicked out of his home as a teen in 1700s France, he falls in with a group of grifters headed to Paris. When they discover his talent for eating literally anything, they exploit him for financial gain.

kspenmoll I hope you feel better soon. 9mo
Balibee146 Hope you feel better xx 9mo
squirrelbrain Ew, even worse reading this when you feel ill. 9mo
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Ruthiella Hope you are soon on the mend. ❤️ 9mo
mdemanatee Hope you feel better! I need to get back on the library holds for this one as I didn‘t get to it fast enough the first 9mo
BarbaraBB I hope you‘re feeling better 🩷🩷🩷 9mo
vivastory I just finished this one! I loved it! 8mo
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candc320
The Glutton | A. K. Blakemore
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First off: this might be the most strangely beautiful cover I‘ve ever seen! I can‘t stop looking at it 🤩. Secondly: this is a gorgeously written historical fiction horror novel that combines the individual story of a poor Frenchman who develops a strange hunger that won‘t dissipate with the horrific world of the French Revolution at large. I went back and forth between the audio and physical books and I will say it was easier to digest ⬇️

candc320 Cont‘d: pun fully intended, as an audiobook as there are no quotes around the dialogue in the physical book and the rhythm took a little bit to get used to. That being said I found this story absolutely fascinating and want to try and learn more about Tarare and his strange affliction! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 9mo
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ManyWordsLater
The Glutton | A. K. Blakemore
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I have had this out from the library for way too long. I hope it‘s a quick read!

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The Glutton | A. K. Blakemore
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Things have been busy already this week, but I was able to slip out to the library on Saturday. I picked up a Harper for next month‘s #AuthorAMonth, and I picked up The Glutton before I saw it in your email today @squirrelbrain . Def sounds weird!

I‘ve been rereading Bourdain‘s books slowly and hadn‘t read these two since I lost my original copies in an apartment flood 15 years ago. I‘ll make a larger post about my thoughts soon.

squirrelbrain Yes, it‘s a bit grim in places! 9mo
Megabooks @squirrelbrain it sounded that way in the blurb! 9mo
britt_brooke Bourdain 🤍🤍 9mo
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squirrelbrain
The Glutton | A. K. Blakemore
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Mehso-so

I started this as it‘s on the ‘Women‘s Prize eligible‘ list and it was immediately available on BorrowBox. I wish that I‘d waited to see if it *did* make the list as it‘s not really my cup of tea.

The Great Tarare supposedly existed in real-life Revolutionary France - a young man whose insatiable appetite made him an attraction.

Parts of the tale were really engaging but the fact that he ate live animals and human flesh were not.

Lindy 😳 9mo
BarbaraBB You read that fast! When will the list be published? 9mo
TrishB Thanks for the warning 👍🏻 9mo
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squirrelbrain @BarbaraBB - the long list is 5th March. The (new) non-fiction long list is published on Thursday. I won‘t read all of those as it‘s too much NF all at once but will use it as a guide for some recommendations. 9mo
E.Bolhafner Thanks for the warning indeed. 9mo
BarbaraBB Thanks, I‘ll keep an eye on the longlist! 9mo
tpixie Bizarre… 9mo
Oryx I've been tempted a few times by this, but I might give it a miss 9mo
Suet624 Yikes! 9mo
Hooked_on_books I find that cover quite off-putting. And human flesh? Uh… 9mo
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candc320
The Glutton | A. K. Blakemore
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I might have gone a little over board at the Barnes and Noble book sale 😬. And there were so many more I put back 😵‍💫!

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rachelsbrittain
The Glutton | A. K. Blakemore
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Tararre was a real figure from 18th century France known for his uncontrollable appetite, and this historical novel paints a vivid picture of what his unusual life might have looked like from joining a group of itinerant performers to being accused of eating a small child while being treated at a hospital. I really enjoyed it.

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Night_Reader
The Glutton | A. K. Blakemore
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3.5/5 🌟

A fictional tale centered around Tarare, a historical figure known for his insatiable appetite, was quite engaging in its first half as it delved into his childhood. However, the second half of the book became overly political for my taste, causing the storyline to lose momentum. I occasionally found myself zoning out and having to backtrack, making it an overall okay read.

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Night_Reader
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Currently reading 📚🍖🍔

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rachelsbrittain
The Glutton | A. K. Blakemore
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Wanting to start a new book, but having a migraine 😫

Mccall0113 Feel better soon! 13mo
Tamra 🙁 13mo
Ruthiella Yikes! Hope you feel better soon. ❤️ 13mo
tpixie Oh no! Feel better soon🤕😰 13mo
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AllDebooks
The Glutton | A. K. Blakemore
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Wow, what a story this is. Blakemore deftly tells the story of The Great Tarare through a deathbed confession. We view the child/teen before he becomes the legend, provoking so much compassion for this child and his awful predicament as a polyphagic. Set during the French Revolution, which enables the author scope to expand on the human condition, depravity, humanity, poverty, and morality.

5⭐️

https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/tarrare/

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