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Review: Interstellar Megachef by Lavanya Lakshminarayan — A Queer Sci-Fi Cooking Show That Delivers More Than Fluff

By

Kate Gardner

4d ago· 5 min readenReview

Summary

A book review of Lavanya Lakshminarayan's "Interstellar Megachef," a queer science fiction novel centered on an intergalactic cooking show. The reviewer initially expected light, silly fluff but discovered the book is more substantial and better than anticipated. The review highlights the contrast between the fun premise and the deeper themes explored in the novel.

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I try to buy ebooks direct from publishers when I can.
A queer SF tale about an intergalactic cooking show, this sounded like it would be completely silly fluff.
But this is actually much better and less flu
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"Those left behind on Earth had done little to restore their planet to even a shadow of its former natural splendour."

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