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9103869 No.9103869 [Reply] [Original]

Would extensive descriptions of foods and feasts be welcomed in fantasy? I've been cooking a lot recently and I feel like I could sell a book that focused on the food as much as the gore.

>> No.9103878

Maigret does that and that's detective fiction. You're probably safe, but you'll have Freudians all over you asking what the food really means.

>> No.9103882

>>9103878
Goddamn it, good point. Why can't food just be atmosphere and setting?

>> No.9103889

Yes. Read American Psycho.

>> No.9103894

>>9103869
>the food as much as the gore
You've got your answer right there. Why not combine the two?

>> No.9105588

>>9103869
>
Yes, Make it part novel, part memoir, part historical fiction, part non fiction, part recipe/cook book, part my diary desu

>> No.9105623

The Belly of Paris by Zola

>> No.9105636

>>9103869
The Odyssey is basically all feasting, so you can be sure it's /lit/ approved

>> No.9106088

Sounds good.
People love food.

>> No.9106564

>>9103869
Given how much the spergs splurge about GRRM's food shit, both good and bad, you're probably fine.

>> No.9106567

>>9103869

Sure. The target demographic are fat neckbeards, they'll enjoy reading about succulent duck roasts as they inhale hot pockets.