Sourdough: Or, Lois and Her Adventures in the Underground Market: A Novel, (Paperback)

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I love Robin Sloan's writing style: deceptively clear, every detail so slightly skewed and original that you don't realize how alien things are becoming until you're a third of the way in. That said, though I adore the cryptic Mazd I am neither a baker nor a biochemist, nor do I aspire to being a...

from JBD1

Sometimes I'm not entirely sure how Robin Sloan's mind works ... but I really enjoy that he puts his clever ideas down on paper. This new novel focuses less on books (though not entirely to their exclusion, to my delight), and turns to food, with the continued technological element that Sloan usu...

from nbmars

Lois Clary is a young software programmer in San Francisco who spends all her time working on a robotic arm that can “end work.” The development effort, ironically, involves “a shit ton of work.” The company's biggest challenge is getting the arm to do delicate work like breaking an egg; the “egg...

from zjakkelien

I liked it. 4 stars may be a bit too much, but since GR doesn't do half stars, I'm rounding up. I had expected and hoped that this would be a bit more cosy, with all the bread baking and such. It did have its moments, but there was also something colder and at times a bit creepy about it, especia...

from Anniik

This book is weird in such a charming way. ‘Sourdough' is the story of a young woman who finds herself the owner of a very unique sourdough starter. She soon discovers that not only is the bread it makes fantastic, but it also comes with its own increasingly disturbing oddities. I loved the writi...