The Starving Years
Imagine a world without hunger. In 1960, a superfood was invented that made starvation a thing of the past. Manna, the cheaply manufactured staple food, is now as ubiquitous as salt in the world’s cupboards, pantries and larders.
Nelson Oliver knows plenty about manna. He’s a food scientist—according to his diploma, that is. Lately, he’s been running the register at the local video rental dive to scrape together the cash for his exorbitantly priced migraine medication.
In a job fair gone bad, Nelson hooks up with copywriter Javier and his computer-geek pal Tim, who whisks them away from the worst of the fiasco in his repurposed moving truck. At least, Nelson thinks those two are acquainted, but they’re acting so evasive about it, he’s not sure how they know each other, exactly. Javier is impervious to Nelson’s flirting, and Tim’s name could appear in the dictionary under the entry for “awkward.” And with a riot raging through Manhattan and yet another headache coming on, it doesn’t seem like Nelson will get an answer anytime soon. One thing’s for sure, the tension between the three of them is thick enough to cut with a knife...even one of those dull plastic dealies that come in the package with Mannariffic EZ-Mealz.
The Starving Years starts with humor and intrigue. Were in an alternative-history version of our contemporary world. Nelson attends one of those awful job seminars with a roomful of other desperate hopefuls willing to do team-building exercises and compete like trained seals to get their resumes to the attention of the powers-that-be at Canaan Food Products. Nelson, who works at a video store, seems like a slacker who just wants to get laidbut then you realize that hes a brilliant scientist.
I wasn't there when this book was written and published little by little in Jordan Castillo Price's monthly newsletter. Shame on me, because I didn't get to influence by voting how the story developed. But in a way it really is a relief to read the whole story at once and not to be tortured by reading it one month at a time. I've never been very good with TV series either - I rather watch the whole season afterwards from DVD. Anyway, this book would make a wonderful action movie! Only some of
This was a surprisingly good read. I don't mean I'm surprised JC Pric wrote another great m/m romance. It's a great book even outside the m/m genre. I loved the topic - the horrible corporations producing food that is cheap and presumably accessible but is (view spoiler)[secretly designed to make you addicted to it and hence fat so that you can buy their new low-fat low-calorie products. (hide spoiler)] I loved the very realistic view on the media as pawns of the rich and powerful. I loved the
Woah, FREE at Amazon US today! 4/5/16!
★★★☆☆½ ~ 3.5 StarsFor a menage story, there was a remarkable lack of sex. But maybe that's best, since we are in riot mode and showers aren't all that easy to come by.Good suspenseful story about future food going bad; I didn't really feel the love in the triad.Still like Wild Bill the best.
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Title | : | The Starving Years |
Author | : | Jordan Castillo Price |
Book Format | : | Kindle Edition |
Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 310 pages |
Published | : | March 2016 by JCP Books (first published March 3rd 2012) |
Categories | : | Romance. M M Romance. Science Fiction. Dystopia. Erotica. Menage. M M M |
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Librarian's note: This is an alternate cover edition for ASIN: B007H0KETIImagine a world without hunger. In 1960, a superfood was invented that made starvation a thing of the past. Manna, the cheaply manufactured staple food, is now as ubiquitous as salt in the world’s cupboards, pantries and larders.
Nelson Oliver knows plenty about manna. He’s a food scientist—according to his diploma, that is. Lately, he’s been running the register at the local video rental dive to scrape together the cash for his exorbitantly priced migraine medication.
In a job fair gone bad, Nelson hooks up with copywriter Javier and his computer-geek pal Tim, who whisks them away from the worst of the fiasco in his repurposed moving truck. At least, Nelson thinks those two are acquainted, but they’re acting so evasive about it, he’s not sure how they know each other, exactly. Javier is impervious to Nelson’s flirting, and Tim’s name could appear in the dictionary under the entry for “awkward.” And with a riot raging through Manhattan and yet another headache coming on, it doesn’t seem like Nelson will get an answer anytime soon. One thing’s for sure, the tension between the three of them is thick enough to cut with a knife...even one of those dull plastic dealies that come in the package with Mannariffic EZ-Mealz.
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Original Title: | The Starving Years |
Edition Language: | English |
Setting: | New York State(United States) |
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Ratings: 3.92 From 830 Users | 190 ReviewsEvaluation Of Books The Starving Years
Excellent book! Only reason I didn't go five stars is I wanted more romance but that's just my preference nothing against the book.The Starving Years starts with humor and intrigue. Were in an alternative-history version of our contemporary world. Nelson attends one of those awful job seminars with a roomful of other desperate hopefuls willing to do team-building exercises and compete like trained seals to get their resumes to the attention of the powers-that-be at Canaan Food Products. Nelson, who works at a video store, seems like a slacker who just wants to get laidbut then you realize that hes a brilliant scientist.
I wasn't there when this book was written and published little by little in Jordan Castillo Price's monthly newsletter. Shame on me, because I didn't get to influence by voting how the story developed. But in a way it really is a relief to read the whole story at once and not to be tortured by reading it one month at a time. I've never been very good with TV series either - I rather watch the whole season afterwards from DVD. Anyway, this book would make a wonderful action movie! Only some of
This was a surprisingly good read. I don't mean I'm surprised JC Pric wrote another great m/m romance. It's a great book even outside the m/m genre. I loved the topic - the horrible corporations producing food that is cheap and presumably accessible but is (view spoiler)[secretly designed to make you addicted to it and hence fat so that you can buy their new low-fat low-calorie products. (hide spoiler)] I loved the very realistic view on the media as pawns of the rich and powerful. I loved the
Woah, FREE at Amazon US today! 4/5/16!
★★★☆☆½ ~ 3.5 StarsFor a menage story, there was a remarkable lack of sex. But maybe that's best, since we are in riot mode and showers aren't all that easy to come by.Good suspenseful story about future food going bad; I didn't really feel the love in the triad.Still like Wild Bill the best.
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