Shawn
A thoughtful, grounded cookbook that’s as much about culture and food sovereignty as it is about recipes. The photography is excellent, and the recipes are approachable without being dumbed down. What really works is the context—this isn’t trend-driven “clean eating,” it’s food tied to land, history, and responsibility. I knocked off a star only because this is a book I admire slightly more than I crave, but it’s absolutely worth reading and cooking from.
A thoughtful, grounded cookbook that’s as much about culture and food sovereignty as it is about recipes. The photography is excellent, and the recipes are approachable without being dumbed down. What really works is the context—this isn’t trend-driven “clean eating,” it’s food tied to land, history, and responsibility. I knocked off a star only because this is a book I admire slightly more than I crave, but it’s absolutely worth reading and cooking from.
Model Home is ambitious, unsettling, and emotionally dense, but it never quite clicked for me. I respected what Solomon was doing—the exploration of trauma, memory, and the refusal to offer neat answers—but I struggled to stay connected to the characters, which kept me at arm’s length. It’s thoughtful and challenging, just ultimately outside my comfort zone in a way that made it hard to fully engage.
Model Home is ambitious, unsettling, and emotionally dense, but it never quite clicked for me. I respected what Solomon was doing—the exploration of trauma, memory, and the refusal to offer neat answers—but I struggled to stay connected to the characters, which kept me at arm’s length. It’s thoughtful and challenging, just ultimately outside my comfort zone in a way that made it hard to fully engage.
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