"Demeule has captured the essence of early-21st-century ennui"

In Mukbang, Fanie Demeule’s sixth book, the author explores the insatiable hunger of those who were raised on the hollow intimacy of the internet. From a young age, Kim is convinced her parents do not love her, and her only solace lies in interaction with technology. 

... Kim is intrigued by mukbangs because they appease her own physical hunger, and she eventually reaches out to Misha for tips and possibly a collaboration, but she is gently rejected. This leads her to create a competition between them – and it ends horrifically. 

Kim’s parents, Misha, and Kim’s golden-child cousin Jen are all implicated in the wreckage, and their individual horror stories are inextricably intertwined. This interconnectedness is one of the most powerful aspects of Mukbang, a novel that excels at exploring how the internet is an ephemeral, absurdist graveyard from which nothing can ever be fully erased or removed.

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September 2022, Quill & Quire

Advance praise

"Mukbang is as intriguing as it is disturbing."
––Léa Harvey, Le Soleil

"In this disturbing dystopian food thriller, Demeule dives into the rabbit hole that is the Internet."
––Dominic Tardif, Le Devoir

"Demeule is building a body of work that explores themes of obsession from all angles. You start her novels full of doubt but are soon caught in the suspense of the ordinary world made very strange."
––Chantal Guy, La Presse