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ASIN: 1594201455
ID #109528
Product Type: Book
Reviewer: Piglet Author Icon
Review Rated: ASR
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Summary of this Book...
Michael Pollan reprises some of his research and much of his opprobrium of the industrial food complex that I found in A Omnivore's Dilemma.
This type of Book is good for...
Vegetarians, Gardeners, Home Cooks, people obsessed with food
I especially liked...
Some of the tips at the end were good. Some of the science was interesting. Kudos to Pollan for making this topic accessible to average Americans. (Although I think he is preaching to the choir a lot, since the people who could really use the info can't afford to buy this book or use some of his recommendations.)
I didn't like...
I thought it was beyond funny that the first people Michael Pollan cited in his acknowledgments sections were his editors. I thought this book could have used some more editing actually. It was repetitive and overly sensational. I cook my own food and have a garden, and it still made me feel incredibly inadequate at providing for myself, which is ridiculous. I am not entirely convinced that we should completely denounce nutritionism and science because God does it better. Sounds like the same malarkey that challenges evolutionary science. And I thought it a serious weakness that Pollan uses food studies when it's convenient for his argument to do so.
When I finished reading this Book I wanted to...
After reading this book, I served up a big bowl of Lucky Charms. Because ya know what? I can only take so much healthiness!
This Book made me feel...
Guilty! I'm a home cook and I have a garden, and I still felt horribly inadequate at providing for myself. That kind of made me mad.
I don't recommend this Book because...
You should read Omnivore's Dilemma!! Way better book!
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