And even then, the novel defies clear-cut analysis. Instead, whatever lessons we might draw from Sourdough are more personal, ambiguous and hard to extract: having humility, perhaps, or an open mind. What Sourdough isn’t concerned about are topical conflicts in food today - characters touch on the follies of industrialized food production, boutique organic farms and GMOs, but only briefly. sustenance-related tales resonate throughout the story until food itself comes across as a sort of grand, delicious imprint of humanity. But after Lois learns a thing or two about how to really live, Sloan’s story expands into something decidedly, and delightfully, weirder. Lois’ turnaround is satisfying to watch - who doesn’t want all their problems solved by the simple act of baking? - but it goes down a little too easy, more like artificially flavored candy than a loaf of whole wheat.
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