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Lisa Eckstein
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Fascinating premise, and a fascinating introduction to the characters: a celebrated chef with a complicated life, and the pathologist who performs his autopsy.
— Feb 20, 2026 05:00PM
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Lisa Eckstein
is on page 192 of 316
"New York is like the human liver, brilliant at absorbing toxins, forever sloughing off the dead cells of failure and re-growing thriving new tissue in its place." So many great sentences in this novel that draw unexpected connections to bodies and/or food. Another recent one: "This time he needed her like steak needed salt." (p 165)
— Feb 28, 2026 04:43PM
Lisa Eckstein
is on page 138 of 316
This is fascinating, and definitely not for the weak of stomach!
— Feb 26, 2026 11:28AM
