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As Meat Loves Salt
As Meat Loves Salt
Author: Maria McCann
A sensational tale of obsession and murder from the author of The Wilding. England, 1640s. Jacob Cullen is an educated, vigorous and dauntingly strong manservant in a Royalist household, who has begun to develop a dangerous interest in god-fearing revolutionary pamphlets. He is on the brink of marriage to his virginal sweetheart, but is unsure o...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780007429264
ISBN-10: 0007429266
Publication Date: 3/1/2011
Pages: 544
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Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 2
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Bookfanatic avatar reviewed As Meat Loves Salt on
Helpful Score: 11
If you like sunny happy endings or stories with characters who are clearly good, then this book isn't for you. The main character is dark, morally ambiguous, intense, obsessive, and volatile. One really gets the feel of 17th century England. The dialog is perfect, the historical details are spot on, the plot is suberb.
erdoc avatar reviewed As Meat Loves Salt on + 9 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 8
The older I get the more I want my Disney "and they all lived happily ever after" ending. Well, this isn't that. In fact, as much as you'd like to sympathize with the main character, from whose point of view the whole book is written, you can't get over the feel that he is steeped in evil. Afflicted with the Devil (or would we call him schizophrenic these days). The book is set in England in the 1600s and it is fun to figure out what the vernacular is then. The author does a great job of drawing you into the story and no sooner than you think this isn't the book for you then you realize you're hooked. I will not shy away from other novel's written by this author.
reviewed As Meat Loves Salt on
Helpful Score: 5
Amazing in it's detail, in the foreshadowing, in the research. One of the best books I've read all year
shukween avatar reviewed As Meat Loves Salt on + 118 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 5
I very much enjoyed this dark novel. The historical detail is well researched and does transport one to the mid-1600's of England. The story is the inner struggle of a physically large man against his mental demons--quite a novel storyline, with some twists. If you love historical fiction, or psychological/erotic thrillers, this book will not disappoint you.
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Helpful Score: 4
This story was very stark. The hero is a villian, but you find yourself accepting his frailties and hoping that he can find redemption. His weaknesses are sometimes difficult to find compassion for but that's what gives this book depth.
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Seemed to be a true representation of life during the period, as much as is known. Good characterizations and dialogue, skilled writing, and well worth the read.
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I have mixed feelings about this book. It is dark, and graphic, but very compelling. I thought the ending was kind of abrupt, and wanted the story to continue just a little further. It's a good read. ****

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