A Smorgasbord of Culinary Fiction
- List of the Month
- July 2023 (see all)
- Description
- Gustatory delight meets reading pleasure! Our List of the Month this July presents a smorgasbord of culinary fiction. Each participant may vote on ten titles. Please only downvote titles if they do not fit the theme of the list.
1
1,722 members
104 reviews
4.1
Score 48.01
Added 2023-07-06, 11:41 AM
- 15 Members
- lorax, Aquila, tardis, athena, LadyUndomiel, Euryale, ReshiBec, terran, masterdeski, merrystar, Heather39, LadyoftheLodge, al.vick, msjudy, Laura.a
- Explanations
- tardis: Mona only has a small magical gift - she can bring baked goods to life. Also there's Bob, the sentient sourdough starter in the basement of her aunt's bakery.
2
13,276 members
270 reviews
3.8
Score 37.15
Added 2023-07-06, 10:09 AM
- 11 Members
- Aquila, LadyUndomiel, LynnB, DetailMuse, epaterson, perennialreader, KateZufall, zmeischa, msjudy, DoomLuz, PlatinumWarlock
3
by Fannie Flagg
10,027 members
214 reviews
4.1
Score 35.54
Added 2023-07-06, 04:42 PM
- 12 Members
- Aquila, LadyUndomiel, ReshiBec, kleo, dreplogle, perennialreader, gypsysmom, noveltea, ahef1963, ladyharris, ManWithAnAgenda, sunshine_on_earth
- Explanations
- ladyharris: Fun read
4
21,303 members
1,311 reviews
4.2
Score 34.88
Added 2023-07-15, 05:41 PM
- 12 Members
- tardis, ReshiBec, merrystar, aliklein, perennialreader, KateZufall, gypsysmom, ladyharris, steller0707, Tosta, HH_Library, jjdyson
- Explanations
- ladyharris: Heartfelt WWII story
5
- 10 Members
- markon, lilithcat, athena, anglemark, LadyUndomiel, perennialreader, Dilara86, michigantrumpet, loulourevisited, PlatinumWarlock
6
by Marcia Brown
4,589 members
165 reviews
4
Score 34.57
Added 2023-07-06, 09:33 AM
- 10 Members
- LadyUndomiel, mldg, gmathis, cbl_tn, EMS_24, Tess_W, ahef1963, AbigailAdams26, ManWithAnAgenda, ohnomomo
7
- 11 Members
- LadyUndomiel, kleo, epaterson, saskia17, perennialreader, michigantrumpet, Tess_W, zmeischa, ahef1963, ladyharris, sunshine_on_earth,
- Explanations
- ladyharris: Intriguing read
9
- 9 Members
- paradoxosalpha, haydninvienna, cbl_tn, Tess_W, noveltea, al.vick, ahef1963, steller0707, Red-Hawk
- Explanations
- paradoxosalpha: "Do you like green eggs and ham?"
10
10,216 members
439 reviews
4.1
Score 30.69
Added 2023-07-06, 09:06 PM
- 10 Members
- athena, ReshiBec, DetailMuse, souci, Micheller7, terran, perennialreader, Tess_W, HH_Library, ADennis6000
11
- 9 Members
- tardis, athena, LadyUndomiel, ReshiBec, haydninvienna, merrystar, Heather39, DoomLuz, TeresaBlock
- Explanations
- tardis: Viv, an orc, has a dream: to retire from the mercenary life and open a coffee shop. You will crave cinnamon buns with this one.
13
4,205 members
90 reviews
3.8
Score 20.48
Added 2023-07-06, 10:22 AM
- 6 Members
- lilithcat, LynnB, cbl_tn, michigantrumpet, m.belljackson, msjudy
15
1,881 members
14 reviews
3.9
Score 17.71
Added 2023-07-08, 09:04 PM
- 6 Members
- tardis, amanda4242, amaranthe, ars_longa, jjdyson, ADennis6000
16
1,668 members
36 reviews
3.8
Score 17.44
Added 2023-07-06, 10:50 AM
- 5 Members
- epaterson, Opinionated, sturlington, susanbooks, Laura.a
- Explanations
- sturlington: One of my favorite books of all time!Laura.a: I loved how it snuck up on me.
17
1,409 members
66 reviews
½ 3.5
Score 17.2
Added 2023-07-06, 10:10 AM
- 6 Members
- gmathis, aliklein, perennialreader, michigantrumpet, gypsysmom, PlatinumWarlock
18
728 members
8 reviews
3.9
Score 16.27
Added 2023-07-06, 12:25 PM
- 5 Members
- gmathis, amanda4242, masterdeski, ManWithAnAgenda, jjdyson
22
by Aimee Bender
3,638 members
292 reviews
½ 3.4
Score 13.8
Added 2023-07-06, 05:43 PM
- 5 Members
- LadyUndomiel, DetailMuse, Tess_W, jwk, ManWithAnAgenda
24
- 5 Members
- susanbooks, ahef1963, m.belljackson, ladyharris, steller0707
- Explanations
- susanbooks: Don’t forget the fate Charlotte was saving the pig from.ladyharris: Great children’s story
25
by Roald Dahl
29,805 members
494 reviews
4.1
Score 13.35
Added 2023-07-08, 08:59 PM
- 5 Members
- souci, aliklein, amaranthe, michigantrumpet, Red-Hawk
26
612 members
46 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 12.96
Added 2023-07-10, 09:59 AM
- 4 Members
- urania1, souci, Opinionated, KateZufall
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30
- 4 Members
- tardis, lizzy50usa, epaterson, haydninvienna
- Explanations
- tardis: The smells I imagine coming from Corinna's bakery! Food, especially baking, is very central to the story and the characters.
32
4,562 members
75 reviews
4.2
Score 10.97
Added 2023-07-06, 10:25 PM
- 4 Members
- mldg, saskia17, LadyoftheLodge, steller0707
33
35
525 members
45 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 10.4
Added 2023-07-16, 08:08 PM
- 3 Members
- Micheller7, ladyharris, Brauer11431
- Explanations
- ladyharris: Great read
36
1,613 members
118 reviews
3.9
Score 10.1
Added 2023-07-06, 04:46 PM
- 4 Members
- Aquila, tardis, dreplogle, ManWithAnAgenda
37
83 members
4 reviews
½ 3.4
Score 9.82
Added 2023-07-08, 03:37 PM
- 3 Members
- DeltaQueen50, aliklein, tina1969
38
846 members
64 reviews
3.9
Score 9.56
Added 2023-07-09, 05:26 AM
- 3 Members
- Tosta, HH_Library, ars_longa
39
1,660 members
104 reviews
½ 3.6
Score 9.5
Added 2023-07-08, 11:03 PM
40
248 members
8 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 9.23
Added 2023-07-07, 12:47 PM
- 3 Members
- lizzy50usa, amanda4242, slimikin
- Explanations
- slimikin: Delicious meals rendered with patient instructions, as heartwarming for us to read as for the cook's boyfriend to eat.
41
905 members
50 reviews
3.9
Score 9.13
Added 2023-07-09, 05:31 AM
- 3 Members
- dara85, ladyharris, Tosta
- Explanations
- ladyharris: Great read
42
by Alexis Hall
467 members
19 reviews
4
Score 8.92
Added 2023-07-08, 05:42 PM
- 3 Members
- LadyUndomiel, Heather39, amaranthe
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45
1,762 members
42 reviews
½ 3.5
Score 8.57
Added 2023-07-06, 02:13 PM
- 3 Members
- Euryale, mldg, KateZufall
46
9,968 members
153 reviews
4.2
Score 8.44
Added 2023-07-06, 08:58 PM
47
by Alexis Hall
410 members
16 reviews
½ 3.5
Score 8.4
Added 2023-07-08, 05:41 PM
- 3 Members
- LadyUndomiel, Heather39, amaranthe,
48
by Anne Tyler
3,896 members
98 reviews
3.8
Score 8.17
Added 2023-08-19, 12:11 PM
- 3 Members
- sturlington, HH_Library, CarolynBurke7
50
1,308 members
49 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 7.23
Added 2023-07-10, 11:57 AM
53
- 2 Members
- paradoxosalpha, maschi
- Explanations
- paradoxosalpha: Bereft of any nobler motivation, Simonini takes his chief enjoyment in life from food. The novel has occasional raptures of gastronomical detail, reminiscent of Huysmanns' diabolical 1890s novel La-Bas.
55
365 members
7 reviews
4
Score 6.83
Added 2023-07-07, 09:41 PM
57
by Julia Stuart
311 members
34 reviews
½ 3.4
Score 6.68
Added 2023-07-06, 02:38 PM
- 2 Members
- victoriapeak, perennialreader
58
1,470 members
134 reviews
3.8
Score 6.56
Added 2023-07-12, 01:26 PM
- 2 Members
- sturlington, ADennis6000
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65
- 2 Members
- tardis, lahochstetler
- Explanations
- tardis: Singaporean food from caterer/restauranteur/feisty widow Aunty Lee. Also murder-solving.
66
3,430 members
57 reviews
4.2
Score 5.71
Added 2023-07-10, 11:54 AM
70
833 members
16 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 5.5
Added 2023-07-07, 12:18 PM
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78
132 members
3 reviews
4.2
Score 5.14
Added 2023-07-07, 06:44 AM
79
443 members
22 reviews
4
Score 5.13
Added 2023-07-11, 01:44 PM
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3,182 members
124 reviews
3.9
Score 4.75
Added 2023-07-06, 05:31 PM
- 3 Members
- Aquila, Heather39, steller0707,Tosta
83
by Judi Barrett
12,401 members
335 reviews
4.2
Score 4.71
Added 2023-07-08, 08:33 PM
- 2 Members
- ManWithAnAgenda, slimikin
- Explanations
- slimikin: Do I still occasionally wish I lived in Chewandswallow? Yes. Yes, I do.
84
- 2 Members
- lulaa, loulourevisited,ValerieAndBooks
- Explanations
- ValerieAndBooks : I love this one but it is not fiction.
93
99
- Member
- paradoxosalpha
- Explanations
- paradoxosalpha: Orlando Crispe explains how he came to eminence as a chef, and what circumstances seduced him to include human flesh in his recipes, along with the gastronomic and criminal results.
