Katherine, the winning and slightly disturbing twenty-three-year-old narrator of A Carnivore's Inquiry, journeys from literary New York to rural Maine and Mexico City trailed, everywhere she goes, by a string of murders.
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"What a fabulous author! The author writes small stories within the story that all leads up to the twist at the end. She does a very good job!!! I loved her style. "
— Bekah (4 out of 5 stars)
" Creepy and so well done. "
— Mairead, 2/17/2014" This was a weird one. I really appreciated the author's skill with the unreliable narrator, and she weaved in a lot of historical stuff on cannibalism that was interesting. But ultimately, the main character is kind of annoying. "
— Erica, 1/30/2014" I had a very strange experience with this book. As I was reading certain scenes, I KNEW what would happen next, almost as if I had read it before. Then I realized that I had read this book before, probably when it came out. But it took me over half the book before I recognized it! I've never forgotten about a book so completely as this one, so although it was pretty good, I'm lowering it a star for sheer forgettable-ness. "
— Maria, 1/20/2014" Three words: Disturbing... Depressing... Bizarre. "
— Bob, 1/17/2014" Fantastic and a perhaps unsettling. "
— Tegan, 1/16/2014" The ending was a little unsatisfactory. "
— Arshia, 12/29/2013" While I definitely found the book entertaining I had a hard time caring about any of the characters. The only character that had any depth was the narrator and she was... interesting. Still I enjoyed the story and thought it was a lot of fun to read. "
— Jen, 12/26/2013" A dark slice of psychological fiction. It is strangely cinematic - the scenes were vivid and the sinister mood is palpable. "
— Wildwomble, 12/25/2013" Interesting story, nothing to write home--or a review--about. Rather dark. "
— Laurie, 12/24/2013" An interesting fiction book about a serial killer, art history and her travels around the US. "
— Jeanette, 12/2/2013" The woman who narrates this book knows her cannibal history. How that's relevant becomes clear. "
— Amy, 11/30/2013" I like the idea of a modern Gothic novel, but this reads like a first draft someone didn't feel like revising. I didn't find it especially literary despite what some of the reviews led me to believe. Most people in our book club had a hard time finding a copy. Now I know why. "
— Kerri, 11/25/2013" Very hard to peg, because it was very well-crafted but incredibly disturbing. "
— Sharon, 11/3/2012" Amoung other things, I liked that she named her dog Kevin. "
— Paintmyfaceoff, 3/27/2012" I loved this book, but I acknowledge that the writing wasn't stellar. It was a good read, though, and I did learn a lot about the history of cannibals. "
— Jess, 12/31/2011" What a crazy roller coaster ride of a story. Well-written and completely unpredictable... I haven't been that enthralled in quite some time. "
— Sassacaia, 10/20/2011" I have both read and listened to the audio version of this book. It's creepy and bizarre and I love it. I will probably read it again someday. "
— Anthony, 8/28/2011" This book was not at all what I was expecting when I purchased it. Compelling, though. "
— Keeley, 11/28/2009" Kind of a funny book for a vegan as it centers around cannibalism... but enjoyed it in some perverse way. The character is as likeable as she is flawed. "
— Zondershelby, 6/28/2009" Very hard to peg, because it was very well-crafted but incredibly disturbing. "
— Sharon, 6/2/2009" This was a weird one. I really appreciated the author's skill with the unreliable narrator, and she weaved in a lot of historical stuff on cannibalism that was interesting. But ultimately, the main character is kind of annoying. "
— Erica, 4/6/2009" Interesting story, nothing to write home--or a review--about. Rather dark. "
— Laurie, 2/22/2009" While I definitely found the book entertaining I had a hard time caring about any of the characters. The only character that had any depth was the narrator and she was... interesting. Still I enjoyed the story and thought it was a lot of fun to read. "
— Jen, 9/23/2008" I like the idea of a modern Gothic novel, but this reads like a first draft someone didn't feel like revising. I didn't find it especially literary despite what some of the reviews led me to believe. Most people in our book club had a hard time finding a copy. Now I know why. "
— Kerri, 7/15/2008" This book has some great dialogue. Such as: <br/> <br/>"I know enough about you to know that I know enough about you." <br/> <br/>"With a fifty-dollar bill in his hand, he was almost handsome." <br/> <br/>"Love is the new hate." "
— Pamels, 6/16/2008" What a crazy roller coaster ride of a story. Well-written and completely unpredictable... I haven't been that enthralled in quite some time. "
— Sassacaia, 5/24/2008" An interesting fiction book about a serial killer, art history and her travels around the US. "
— Jeanette, 11/25/2007" I loved this book, but I acknowledge that the writing wasn't stellar. It was a good read, though, and I did learn a lot about the history of cannibals. "
— Jess, 11/6/2007" Poor writing style. Good general concepts but I couldn't get over the predictable plot and messy writing. "
— Valery, 10/6/2007" Three words: Disturbing... Depressing... Bizarre. "
— Bob, 8/21/2007Sabina Murray is the author of Valiant Gentlemen, Tales of the New World, A Carnivore's Inquiry, Forgery, Slow Burn, and The Caprices, which won the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. She grew up in Australia and the Philippines and is a member of the MFA faculty at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.