Sourdough

Recommended by Brad Feld, and 1 others. See all reviews

Ranked #11 in San Francisco, Ranked #77 in Californiasee more rankings.

Lois Clary, a software engineer at a San Francisco robotics company, codes all day and collapses at night. When her favourite sandwich shop closes up, the owners leave her with the starter for their mouthwatering sourdough bread.
Lois becomes the unlikely hero tasked to care for it, bake with it and keep this needy colony of microorganisms alive.  Soon she is baking loaves daily and taking them to the farmer's market, where an exclusive close-knit club runs the show.
When Lois discovers another, more secret market, aiming to fuse food and technology, a whole other world opens up....
more

Reviews and Recommendations

We've comprehensively compiled reviews of Sourdough from the world's leading experts.

Brad Feld Co-Founder/Foundry GroupSourdough: I loved this one. Robin Sloan’s previous book, Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, was my favorite book of 2013 (thanks Geraldine!) Sourdough was even tastier. (Source)


Rankings by Category

Sourdough is ranked in the following categories:


Similar Books

If you like Sourdough, check out these similar top-rated books:


Learn: What makes Shortform summaries the best in the world?