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This book was chosen by my book club. So this was my June, 2024 book club read. Would I have chosen this book on my own? No. Was I happy to give it a chance? Yes I was, as I am open to “expanding my horizons��. However�� this book did not work out for me or any of the other members of my book club unfortunately.

All I have to say is this book is bizarre. An unnamed narrator tells the story of how a smog has taken over. The smog destroyed America and Southeast Asia first, and then a year and a half later it reached Europe. The smog has destroyed all the crops, sheep, and cattle. Food is made with a processed flour/meal that is highly addictive. Our unnamed narrator is a chef who gets a job in Italy - she was able to land this job by lying on her resume.

In Italy, our unnamed chef/narrator meets her rich boss and his daughter Aida. Here she also gets acquainted with foods, such as strawberries, that she hasn’t seen in years. She becomes friends with Aida and is taken to a lab where animals are reproduced. She is also taken to a place where grass is planted, called “the land of milk and honey��.

None of us were really sure what the point of this boring, depressing book was. We have several thoughts and theories (way too many to get into in this review). I mean, our food sources could certainly be destroyed one day. We already have Bill Gates manufacturing genetically engineered foods, and they’re already selling Impossible Meat at the stores- so maybe this book was a glimpse into our future. And it seemed that only the rich will be able to eat the real foods that are left, and live in proper housing to protect them from the smog��

Regardless, this was a weird book. This wasn’t my cup of tea, and I honestly couldn’t even bring myself to finish this book. Since I only read about half of this book, I have decided not to rate this book as it wouldn’t be a fair rating.