Future Skinny

Future Skinny is the story of Casey, an anorexic/bulimic man who can read the future by binge eating. He sees a vision of his girlfriend committing a crime, and sets off on a path to keep her safe. The plot of this book is so unique! I couldn't wait to read it, and binged (pun intended) it in one night! I was hooked by the imagery and disgust from the opening scene. The ending was my favorite kind; it left me thinking long after I put it down. I thought the cover and dedication were perfect. I would recommend this book (check trigger warnings).

A nice new idea for a change! Very creative and entertaining.
This is the story of Casey, an anorexic, bulimic who can tell the future only when he binge eats. That is the hook, but the story is more about greed, love and family. From the first page to the twisty ending, this thriller held my attention in a tight grip!

a wild ride from start to finish, i enjoyed this book. at times it didn't quite grab me but the deeper you go, the better and more bizarre it got

Ugh, the descriptors. Rosch is stark, repugnant and ****ing beautiful with his words while still maintaining a casually modern tone. His diction does all the right things for me. I feel like I want to be best friends with the narrator – I feel like we could discover a murder scene together, and he’d slump down into a cheap chair with a fortified beer and make sardonic comments about it all while pulling a face at the stench.

This story wasn't just written, it was crafted.

QUOTES:
- It has never mattered how the pig is slaughtered so long as the bacon tastes good.
- Inhale like you mean it and you can smell the sin.
- If she’s at all bothered by Casey’s latest reinvention, it is chillingly unobvious.
- It turns out humanity has done a bang-up job of keeping most of itself on a pretty predictable hamster wheel.

 

(I received a free copy of this through NetGalley for the purpose of an honest review)
 
(Trigger Warnings:
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eating disorders, mention of past child abuse / sexual abuse)

Inhale like you mean it and you can smell the sin.
Author Peter Rosch will make you feel sick.
This has a really unique set up:
Caught between a pair of powerful crime families is Casey, a rail thin young man with a gift. He has discovered that binge eating and purging gives him the ability to see into the future. With Lylian, the woman he loves, Casey is going to exploit this gift to get as much cash as he can. They’re on the run from David, her dangerous ex, and tangled up in an impending war between crime families.
In greasy motels, Casey is doing readings for the cash that will get them their fairy tale ending.
Unfortunately for them some people have heard of his gift and they want to use it for their own gain.
If you’re anything like me your stomach will turn reading this book. The sights, sounds and smells are expertly delivered. The plot is twisty and moves fairly quickly, perhaps slowed down by the interviews. Casey and then Lylian are interviewed in what I had assumed was some sort of clandestine government facility determined to find out the “how’s” of Casey’s gift.
But nothing in this book is what it seems.
It’s a David Fincher meets John Waters story of how far love can take you, but it’s also the story of what people will do for power.
Now if you’ll excuse me. I’ve gotta throw up.

This was a unique story…. It is the story of Casey, an anorexic, bulimic who can tell the future only when he binge eats. A wonderful and incredibly rich novel . . . Powerful writing and a wonderful premise make this a novel you’ll simultaneously want to savour and race through.