


Her latest protagonist, Rachel, lurches between visceral impulses and toxic narratives. This ache for more of everything-more flavor! more passion! more approval! more comfort!-is ultimately impossible to quench, and Broder examines how to live with that infuriating disappointment. It’s a theme that runs through her catalogue more widely, be it her droll-slash-existentially-queasy Twitter handle, So Sad Today, or her celebrated novel The Pisces. Melissa Broder’s new novel, Milk Fed, grapples with dissatisfaction.
