Supper Club centers around the theme of oppression by men, and navigates between past and present, as the life of Roberta from her days in University to present day working at a job that is going nowhere.

I felt that it was well written overall, but had a hard time with Roberta, and found myself wishing that she would overcome the oppression she was faced with.

Thank you to Netgalley and GP Putnam for the gifted copy. All opinions are my own.

A powerful coming of age story full of keen observations and lush descriptions of regular life - from food to homes to despair and rage. There are dark, decadent tones. There are women being indulgent with their hunger both figuratively and literally. Williams describes women occupying spaces when normally expected to shrink, hide.

A unique novel a novel about young women who meet late at night to eat till they no longer take another bite to reclaim their personal physical space.An intriguing read a book that will give you much to talk think about, #netgalley #penguinputnam

Supper Club by Lara Williams is definitely not a mainstream "everyone will love it" book. I am putting it in the "difficult to love but I appreciate it" category, right alongside The Goldfinch and The Golden Child. Supper Club initially interested me in that the main storyline is about a secret society of women who gather to eat, but the book as a whole focuses on art; artistic expression; and women's relationships with food, friends, and lovers. 

Overall, I had a few problems with the timelines and the cooking instructions (while matching the theme) felt out of place. Trigger warnings for rape, eating disorders, and drug and alcohol abuse

I can really relate to Roberta. She is enduring without all the extra effects and I felt connected to this story.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I didn't begin this book with preconceived notions. However, this description of the book made me very intrigued to read this debut novel;

"A sharply intelligent and intimate debut novel about a secret society of hungry young women who meet after dark and feast to reclaim their appetites--and their physical spaces--that posits the question: if you feed a starving woman, what will she grow into?"

I got about half way through this novel before deciding that I couldn't finish it. I was very much into the idea of the supper club that the protagonist, Roberta, and her friend Stevie create. I wanted to know how the club changes the women who attend. However, not too far into the novel, there was an incident that occurred to the protagonist that really turned me off to continuing the novel. It is a common trigger for some people and I feel like it should only be included in a book if it is essential to the development of a character or the plot. I didn't see how it would've done either of these things. I generally try to finish books that I start but in this case, I couldn't convince myself to do so.

I recieved an electronic copy of this book for my honest review

"A sharply intelligent and intimate debut novel about a secret society of hungry young women who meet after dark and feast to reclaim their appetites--and their physical spaces--that posits the question: if you feed a starving woman, what will she grow into?"

This book was just okay for me. A 2.5 out of 5 stars. I may give it a re-visit in the future. Actually, I know I'll give it another go. The premise was good but for some reason I had a hard time.