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Melissa Broder
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Melissa Broder
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Named a Best Book of the Year by Entertainment Weekly, Vogue, Time, Esquire, BookPage, and more
This darkly hilarious and “delicious new novel that ravishes with sex and food” (The Boston Globe) from the acclaimed author of The Pisces and So Sad Today is a “precise blend of desire, discomfort, spirituality, and existential ache” (BuzzFeed).
Rachel is 24, a lapsed Jew who has made calorie restriction her religion. By day, she maintains an illusion of existential control through obsessive food rituals while working as an underling at a Los Angeles talent management agency. At night, she pedals to nowhere on the elliptical machine. Rachel is content to carry on subsisting - until her therapist encourages her to take a 90-day communication detox from her mother, who raised her in the tradition of calorie counting.
Rachel soon meets Miriam, a zaftig young Orthodox Jewish woman who works at her favorite frozen yogurt shop and is intent upon feeding her. Rachel is suddenly and powerfully entranced by Miriam - by her sundaes and her body, her faith and her family - and as the two grow closer, Rachel embarks on a journey marked by mirrors, mysticism, mothers, milk, and honey.
“A ruthless, laugh-out-loud examination of life under the tyranny of diet culture” (Glamour) Broder tells a tale of appetites: physical hunger, sexual desire, spiritual longing, and the ways that we compartmentalize these so often interdependent instincts. Milk Fed is “riotously funny and perfectly profane” (Refinery 29) from “a wild, wicked mind” (Los Angeles Times).
©2021 Melissa Broder. All rights reserved. (P)2021 Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved.Listeners also enjoyed...
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- Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 40
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Story4 out of 5 stars 42
Chocolatier Lanie Heaven has good friends, a booming business, and the adoration of the citizens of Merritt, Alabama. But she also has a secret. After the devastating breakup with her longtime college boyfriend, she lost a baby and the hope of ever having a child - the thing she desires above all else.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Sweet but Disappointing
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Life Ceremony
- Stories
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- Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller, Jeena Yi, Nancy Wu, and others
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 78
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With Life Ceremony, the incomparable Sayaka Murata is back with her first collection of short stories ever to be translated into English. In Japan, Murata is particularly admired for her short stories, which are sometimes sweet, sometimes shocking, and always imbued with an otherworldly imagination and uncanniness.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Interesting concept but boring story
- By Roberta Marques on 09-06-24
By: Sayaka Murata
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A Certain Hunger
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- Original Recording
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Eat Pray Love meets American Psycho in a seductive and sinister debut literary thriller. Food critic Dorothy Daniels indulges in her homicidal urges by murdering her lovers and devouring their organs in this intense, visceral, and lushly told tale of food, sex, power, and the pursuit of a very particular taste set between New York and Italy. Please Note: A Certain Hunger contains adult language and depictions of violence. Discretion is advised.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Ugh.
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Face It
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- Narrated by: Anastasia Watley
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- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 63
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 60
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 61
In college, Elizabeth Smile shared a magical tryst with her roommate, Michelle Harlow. She had no idea the night would leave Elizabeth pining after her for the next ten years. Now Michelle is back with a strange offer: Will she pretend to be Michelle's lesbian lover to beat Michelle's cheating husband?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Give it a chance—brilliant!
- By Meredith on 01-22-23
By: Georgette Kaplan
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Heart of the Steal
- By: Roan Parrish, Avon Gale
- Narrated by: Iggy Toma, Kirt Graves
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- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 264
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 249
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 248
Responsible, disciplined William Fox channeled his love for art and his faith in the rules into being an FBI Art Crimes agent. Right and wrong, justice and injustice - the differences are clear, and Will has spent his career drawing a line between them. Maybe his convictions have cost him relationships, but he’s not willing to compromise what he knows is right. Until the night he meets Amory Vaughn. As the head of his family’s philanthropic foundation, Vaughn knows very well that being rich and powerful can get him almost anything he wants.
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4 out of 5 stars
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The beginning made me stop.
- By Goose on 12-02-18
By: Roan Parrish, and others
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The Story of Arthur Truluv
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,373
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1,200
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,194
Three people find their way back from loss and loneliness to a different kind of belonging in this deeply moving novel. Arthur, an old widower struggling to overcome his grief, meets Maddy, a troubled teenage girl who avoids school by hiding out where Arthur goes every day for lunch. The two strike up a friendship that draws them out of isolation.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Sickly Sweet
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By: Elizabeth Berg
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Rebel
- Wolfes of Manhattan, Book 1
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 446
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 403
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 400
When Rock Wolfe was fourteen, he tried to kill his father. Twenty years later, someone else finished the job. Now Rock is returning to New York for the reading of the billionaire's will. No way did Derek Wolfe leave anything to his oldest son, but according to Rock's brother, his presence is required. Estate attorney Lacey Ward isn't looking forward to the reading. None of Derek Wolfe's children will be happy, least of all his oldest. When Rock enters the conference room, Lacey is stunned.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Cliffhanger
- By D2niteowl on 06-13-21
By: Helen Hardt
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Earthly Delights
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 760
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 683
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Story4 out of 5 stars 680
Baking is an alchemical process for Corinna Chapman. At four am she starts work at Earthly Delights, her bakery in Calico Alley. But one morning Corinna receives a threatening note saying 'The wages of sin is death' and finds a syringe in her cat's paw. A blue-faced junkie has collapsed in the dark alley and a mysterious man with beautiful eyes appears with a plan for Corinna and her bread. Then it is Goths, dead drug addicts, witchcraft, a homeless boy and a missing girl and it seems she will never get those muffins cooked in time.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Don't know why I waited so long.
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By: Kerry Greenwood
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Letting Ana Go
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 150
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 122
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 122
She was a good girl from a good family, with everything she could want or need. But below the surface, she felt like she could never be good enough. Like she could never live up to the expectations that surrounded her. Like she couldn't do anything to make a change. But there was one thing she could control completely: how much she ate. The less she ate, the better - stronger - she felt. But it's a dangerous game, and there is such a thing as going too far.... Her innermost thoughts and feelings are chronicled in the diary she left behind.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love
- By Theodore Lopez on 06-15-21
By: Anonymous
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Number Neighbors
- By: Emma Hart
- Narrated by: Avery Reid, Will Watt
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- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 31
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Story4 out of 5 stars 30
Bad idea number 241: sending a dirty text to your number neighbor. In my defense, my friends did it, too, and their neighbors took it as the joke it was. Mine didn't. He responded with a dirty text of his own. Next thing I know, I have a standing texting date every night at 10:30. Until I have to miss it because the stray kitten who adopted me one week ago is sick. The only person I know who can help me at this time of night is my British next-door neighbor and local vet, Isaac Cooper.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Cute romantic comedy
- By jill j on 07-21-20
By: Emma Hart
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Confessions of a Carb Queen
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 101
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 89
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Story4 out of 5 stars 90
By the time Susan Blech was 38 years old, she weighed a staggering 468.1 pounds. She binged. She was "only a little chubby," or so she convinced herself. Gripping, sometimes shocking, and ultimately inspiring, Confessions of a Carb Queen is the story of how Susan changed her life to save her life, ultimately losing 250 pounds without surgery. Susan speaks candidly about eating binges, fat sex, and other topics no obese person has dared to address.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Negative reviews are ridiculous.
- By Heather Marie on 01-07-16
By: Susan Blech, and others
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- By KayMac on 06-07-22
By: Nina LaCour
What listeners say about Milk Fed
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- Hannah
- 12-02-22
Graphic and beautiful
This novel is graphic in it’s descriptiveness, unflinchingly honest, and still somehow very soft. Rachel is a true anti hero who’s journey to self love and self tolerance I was immediately and deeply invested in
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- N. Tuch
- 09-30-23
Super unique book perfect for audible
This book was an incredible first person story of a woman whose thoughts are too taboo for most. This is my new favorite book. The narration by the author was the cherry on top. The northeast accent especially made perfect sense. 10/10
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- Imani H.
- 11-23-23
So real.
The POV character has so many unkind, perverse, and strange thoughts. It was so challenging and uncomfortable to be in her brain but I truly was immersed. I think about this often.
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- Sarah Buckeye
- 02-06-24
kept me wanting more
This book spoke to me. It touched on many topics including eating disorders, maternal love, sex, and love. I didn't love the ending but I would still 100% recommend.
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- Ariel
- 03-12-21
I'm fed.
I liked how realistic the descriptions were on woman's bodies/smells/tastes, the personal struggles of ( the author herself I'm assuming) and the explanations of the religious undertones in this book. Definatlely didn't sugarcoat which I appreciate. There was so very personal things that were discussed in this book so kudos to the author for being so transparent. Overall great book. Kept me listening atleast.
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- Amazon Customer
- 02-01-22
Very Lena Dunham-y
A few chuckles, an empowering story about ED, lesbian romance but 100% borderline personality disorder and the HBO show girls tied into one.
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- AC
- 10-23-24
Not my cup of tea.
This book is spicy as hell. It was ok. For a specific crowd though. That’s not me.
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- Scentart
- 04-10-24
Yucky mother issues
I have no comprehension why thr smell of excrement was a turn on but that's just me. Still, it's worth a listen for Rachel's courage.
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- Taz Ahmed
- 03-23-21
Just Fine
Was not as entertaining as The Pisces. And the calorie counting was triggering. She has mastered the ennui voice of the White Girl Angeleno. But I just had been hoping for more fun in this story.
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- Amelie
- 08-19-22
Loved the story!
I loved the story but honestly I don't like how it ended. Too quick for my taste. I still have a lot of questions. It was still a great read!
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