The short story 'The Shadow Over Little Chitaly' is absolutely hilarious. Told through the form of confused and bewildered reviews it made me laugh out loud on the train. Cannot wait to read the full collection.

Disappointed this isn’t the full book, but I loved the short story about Little Chitaly. It was weird, humorous, and so so strange. I actually read it twice it was so good. Parts had me laughing out loud whilst others gave me uncanny valley vibes. I want to read the whole collection now; this has definitely put Eliza Clark on my list of authors to buy from.

5 stars but i genuinely don't think it could be anything less. if this is indicative of the full book i am so excited for it. SOOOO disappointed though that this is not the full book...

Would have loved to review the whole book.
Ingenious and eerie, this story captivates with its originality. Told through a series of reviews—some by recurring reviewers—it unveils the enigma of a takeaway place that fuses Italian and Chinese cuisine. The dark humor and sharp wit are strong. If the rest of the collection matches this quality, it promises to be a masterpiece.

Creative and entertaining, this story uses reviews to craft a unique narrative. The unusual combination of Italian and Chinese dishes adds a fascinating element, while the dark humor is expertly woven. The subtle hints of a more sinister plot make it both engaging and thought-provoking. If the entire collection sustains this level of innovation and charm, it’s bound to be outstanding.

This was an excellent short story, bizarre and eerie, compelling and moreish. I absolutely can't wait to get my hands on the full collection!

Weird, charming and intriguing. Everything I love about Eliza Clark. Can’t wait to read the full thing!

IM READY FOR THE WHOLE BOOK NOW. ELIZA CLARK NEVER FAILS!!!

Covers game = 100%
Title game = 100%
Writing game = 1000000%

Autobuy author who always lives up to my expectations

Thank you to NetGalley, the publishers and author for a sneak peak of this story collection.

My short trip to the review page of Little Chitaly has already made me want to place an order just to see what I get! A very strange way to introduce us to the book, I expect it will only get more creepy and eery. A different direction from Eliza Clark’s previous work but also has her signature feel.

This has very much piqued my interest in getting to read the rest of these stories.

Eliza Clark just knows how to write. It's dark and weird. I'm looking forward to the rest of this book as I've been left unsatisfied lol which is my own fault, I didn't read all the description.

Excellent, original, very clever and very creepy. The story presents itself through a series of reviews (and some people review more than twice), throwing hints right and left about a mysterious takeaway place which combines Italian and Chinese cuisine. It's brimming with dark humor and cruel intelligence. I really hope this is inciative of the whole collection's quality - if so, we' ll have a masterpiece on our hands!

A fantastic short story excerpt that has left me ravenous for more but pretty please put the full ARC on netgalley Faber, or I'd happily take a physical proof either 😂

Okay like everyone else it seems I did not think this was only one story I thought it was the whole book. Faber please put the whole thing on NetGalley because after reading this I am gagging for the rest of it! I loved this!

The Shadow Over Little Chitaly is basically a bunch of reviews of a takeaway place that, beyond being a Chinese and Italian food hybrid, just appears to be unusual. This is truly so funny! It has something very weird lurking under the surface but for the most part I was giggling. Out loud! Eliza Clark is so good at capturing what people are like on the internet. The tone, the typos... it could not be more spot on.

I cannot WAIT for the whole book.

it’s Eliza Clark, so I must read it

This short story excerpt definitely got my attention. I’m intrigued. Can’t wait to read the full collection!

Ok I will take some responsibility , I am reader, I did not read the description and did not realise this was just one short ( very short) story and not the entire collection. However, much when you go to a much loved restaurant, you don't always read the menu before booking. This experience was like going to said restaurant and instead of devouring the several courses you were looking forward to, you get a taste off someone else's plate and then have to leave.
I was genuinely really disappointed when I found out this was not the entire book. Sure reading the one short story whetted my appetite but it also left a sour aftertaste.
The one story entertained but its close to impossible to rate it as a standalone. I would not read an entire book in this format and I am sure it works well in between stories, in isolation, it was entertaining but hard to form an opinion on. I will stay neutral. I will read descriptions in more detail , in future.

Hadn’t realised this was just one chapter but it wasn’t bad at all. Not much I can say as it was about 10 pages long but it played into my love of weird reviews online wonderfully.

It definitely difficult to judge an entire short story collection based on one story, especially one written as this one is. That said, it was a weird little story (in a good way) and I am very interested to see what the rest of them are like!

Really funny short story, set out like reviews on justeat. It's exactly what you would expect to see in a list of reviews, just weirder! I want to know more! Why does the courier wear a motorbike helmet but drive a car? What's with the apple? Who's the aussie guy? I also want to order some food, it sounds pretty cool.

I didn’t realise this is an excerpt! I cannot judge the book by only a few pages. Not because it’s short but it’s because the format is unusual. Basically a series of reviews on a Chinese restaurant. It’s intriguing and yes I want to read more, will deifnitely read the book when it comes out because I love Eliza Clark books, but not sure the excerpt does anything to the publicity to be honest. I’d like to read more to decide what to say and expect to followers. So I’ll give it 4 stars for now, but I know it’ll be 5 star. Becaus it’s Eliza Clark!

An excerpt from Eliza's Clark's new collection of short stories.
I was excited to read this but only discovered once I had opened it that it was only an excerpt - just one of the very short stories in this collection.
The story was made up entirely of Justeat reviews for a restaurant that pertains to make Italian-chinese fusion meals.
This was such a weird story - very very odd, a bit confusing in places, funny at times (of a certain dark humour, but it did make me laugh out loud in several places), and generally quite strange. However, it was also quite impactful, and it's definitely a talent when an author can do that in so few pages.
All in all, I am intrigued about this short story collection, and I am genuinely looking forward to reading the rest of it. I am scurrying off to see if I can put a reserve on it at my local library....

This preview of Eliza Clark's first short story collection, She's Always Hungry, is the story 'The Shadow Over Little Chitaly', a tale of an unusual takeaway told through reviews. I loved the format as someone who gets gripped reading bad reviews of restaurants, and I'm a big fan of more experimental forms of short stories, so I had a good time reading this one. Afterwards I discovered the Instagram account mentioned in it is real, which added a great ARG element to the story that is also right up my street.

Obviously it's impossible to judge the whole collection from this one story, but I'm hoping it follows suit as I love Clark's writing and often struggle to find short story collections that really grab me. Like other reviewers I hadn't noticed it was only one story when requesting, which is always disappointing, but I'm glad to have read it.