Aftertaste is a brilliant, heartwarming concept. A man can taste, in his mouth, the best meals a ghost ate while alive. It allows them to share a meal that he prepared with a loved one. He lost his dear father and discovered his superpower after tasting a meal his father had as a boy in Kyiv Ukraine. It takes you down the path of several departed people and their unfinished business.
Read if you like
-stories about Ukrainian immigrants
-culinary business, running a restaurant and chef language, like The Bear
–Before the Coffee Gets Cold
The writing style seemed pretty “stream of consciousness” and the character development was almost poetry-like. I did find much of it a bit hard to follow, I don’t know much about chef lingo although I liked the main character and how he chose to use his gift. My favorite was about a nun who had recently lost a fellow-nun and will give bonus points for reference to Ghostbusters “There is no Dana only Zuul.”
Thanks to NetGalley and Simon and Schuster for the ARC. Book to be published May 20, 2025.
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