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6/13/2019
I loved this story. The premise of the magical food being able to conjure up personalized memories is beautifully done. The tantalizing descriptions of the flavors twined with the vivid imagery of the memories made me live all of it rather deeply.
Although the revenge story itself is a common theme, the way it has been presented deconstructs that trope: the poison is provided by the evil person who has done the poisoning to himself. And this touches on the way that the harmful and hurtful things we do to others can also cause harm to ourselves.
What a powerful story. This is going to be on my Hugo ballot.