(rating for sampler only, I have not read the whole book)

I was initially disappointed when I realized the sampler for She's Always Hungry was just one short story from the collection, "Little Chinitaly", but it's one of the most surprising, funny and disturbing stories I've ever read and I could not shut up telling people about it. I was really confused by the format, which is of reviews of a takeaway, but I felt like I was getting sucked in against my will into an obsession with the strange patterns emerging in the reviews from customers trying to make sense of their unsettling experiences of what seems like a very ordinary thing, ordering a big dirty takeaway. I loved her two novels and am so happy that she's taking the mix of formats she played with in Penance into her short fiction, it feels all very exciting.

I enjoyed this first strange short story. It's surreal, funny and foodie and I look forward to reading more.

Eliza Clark is certainly talented writer of dark fiction. I’ve read Boy Parts and Penance has been on my list for forever. This short story sampler reads excitingly and I can’t wait for the whole collection. It’s difficult to judge an entire collection based on a single story, but so far so good!

Be prepared for dark themes, dark humour and dark, tortured characters!

she is always hungry is a wild ride with its unconventional structures and sharp, dark humor. it’s unsettling, weird, and captivating, even if it’s not as dark as clark’s previous works. as someone who loves short stories, i found the surreal twists and bold storytelling absolutely compelling, though it might not be for everyone.

I feel like I can’t give an appropriate review of this because I just read a few pages of ‘just eat’ reviews and it’s not made me want to go out and buy the book….

As a huge fan of weird short story collections, and after thoroughly enjoying Penance by Eliza Clark, I'm very excited for the full release of this book. The story 'The Shadow Over Little Chitaly' is fun, mysterious, bizarre and charming, and I love the way a narrative unfolded through a series of reviews, it felt so fresh and was a joy to read. I truly hope this is representative of the rest of the collection, and that is as strange and entertaining as this short story.

Dark and alluring Eliza Clark always manages to turn a story on its head. This is no exception, smart, feverish, epic.

Eliza Clark is back!!!

I am so incredibly excited for this short story collection, and as a person who is usually not a huge short story consumer, this says a LOT. I haven't encountered any author as compelling and dark and humorous as Eliza Clark, I have no doubts the full collection will be just as good as her other works.

I was lucky enough to get a little sampler of this book from NetGalley and the publisher (thank you!) in exchange for an honest review, so let me get right to it.

"The Shadow Over Little Chitaly" follows online reviews for a Chinese-Italian fusion restaurant that served increasingly absurd dishes, and may or may not exist. While not as dark as Clark's previous works, it's just as compelling and humorous. If the rest of the collection is anything like this one, I am sure it will be just brilliant.

I'll be honest, I didn't realise this was a sample, and it left me feeling a little confused too. But I have faith in Eliza Clark, and so I will still be picking up the full length book, to read the other short stories!

Nobody is doing it like Eliza Clark. This first story was weird in the best way and I can't wait to read the rest of the collection.

This was bizarre and yet I kept wanting more, just like Chitaly. Hilarious addictive read, can’t wait for more.

Absolutely hilarious and bizarre at the same time, read it in minutes. Cannot wait to read the full thing when it’s out!

Sublime and creepy. Its great to see Clark’’s versatility!

(More thoughts to come in the October issue of my newsletter)

(eARC of one short story)

Usually I'm not a fan of short stories but I would read Eliza's grocery list and love it.
This story is told through restaurant reviews of a strange place called 'Little Chitaly' that serves italian/chinese fusion food and arrives at your door bizarrely fast.
It's intriguing, funny and a little spooky and I can't wait to read more.

With Eliza Clark being an auto buy author for me, I was so excited for this and wish it was the full book as the little sample I had was just enough to have me wanting more!

Written in the usual way Eliza writes bur again like Boy Parts & Penance completely different stories!

I've not read any Eliza Clark before and this single story from her upcoming collection was super weird! I think I liked it but yeah quite weird. Will definitely being trying the rest of the stories when they come out though.

Should’ve read the reviews lol. Mystery, intrigue, and all sorts; there’s a whole novel in there and no one reads the same one twice! Let’s just say that this sample has whetted my appetite for the rest of the collection!

Thank you Faber and Faber Ltd and NetGalley for the sampler of She's Always Hungry by Eliza Clark in exchange for my honest opinions!!

I became a fan of Eliza Clark after I read Boy Parts, so I was very excited about getting to read a part of her new book early. I really enjoyed the quirky story and can't wait to read more.

This was really weird? It only took like twenty minutes to read, i’m really confused though. Kind of disturbed. Feel like maybe there’s a food truck stalking me??? Read it. LOL.

Seriously read it or else your delivery drivers might start giving you chitaly.

LOOOOOVED this. eliza clark is one of my favourite authors and after 'penance' was my favourite book of 2023, 'she's always hungry' became one of my most anticipated releases of 2024. this snippet was amazing and i cannot wait to read more when the book is released