“Normal people didn’t perceive the otherworldly that hover in this world. It’s a Darwinist safety switch in the mind, something to help keep humans from screaming at shadows. But deep in our souls, or our collective unconsciousness, we know those things we hesitate to define are there, walking among us. We know, even if we don’t see.” – Page 114 of Hunger The concept of Hunger is like no book I have ever read before. It is genius and basic at the same time. The idea of the apocalypse has slipped from the pages of the Bible into common knowledge and while people know varying details of what they expect to come, there seems to be a sort of acceptance, if only on a mythological level. Jackie Morse Kessler has found a way to tap into our basic understanding of the apocalypse to create a unique and compelling story. With all the dystopian fiction I have read, it feels quite refreshing to find something that is different. Hunger feels new...