Thoroughly delicious

⭑⭑⭑⭑⭑  Raw sumptuous gluttony. These are the words that describe this brilliant novel so well. This is a novel of unleashing women from social constructs. Quite possibly, something vegans may not enjoy as there are loads of pages dedicated to the preparation of lots of savory meaty delights. Carnivores will most certainly feel hungry reading this, as I was. It celebrates gourmet cookery on the deepest, most saliva-inducing level. But, there is much more beyond the love of food to this book.

In Supper Club we follow the formative years of Roberta's young adult life and the many struggles she faces. Roberta simply doesn't fit in and that's what leads her to cooking as a way to pass the time at university. We learn, in great detail, of the missteps she has and the raw and painful moments that knock her in life. We bounce back and forth between university and life after, when she is living with Stevie and has a job she is very good at. While floundering and looking for something more in her life she lands on the idea of a Supper Club where chosen women can get together and become 'more' together. They eat copious amounts of food, drink, do drugs, dance and generally get up to mischief. Most importantly, they are free to be themselves without restraint and the constraints men put on women.

I loved the unvarnished nature of Roberta and the frank, often unflattering, view we get of her, her thoughts and deepest feelings. It is written in such an eloquently smart fashion and makes this already amazing book take flight to a higher plane. I loved Supper Club and the reckless abandon I felt living vicariously through Roberta and all her cohort throughout the years of uni and beyond. It's a fair reflection of feelings we all share during our lives and, ultimately, a celebration of life and freedom. Thoroughly delicious and enlightening.