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The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals - Community Reviews back

by Michael Pollan
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Fangirl Moments and My Two Cents
Fangirl Moments and My Two Cents rated it 8 years ago
This is one of the most important books that I think I’ve ever read. It really opened my eyes to some things and made me think about changes that I want to make moving forward. EVERYONE NEEDS TO READ IT.
Jenny's Book Bag
Jenny's Book Bag rated it 10 years ago
4 stars
Jenny's Book Bag
Jenny's Book Bag rated it 10 years ago
4 stars
Wyvernfriend Reads
Wyvernfriend Reads rated it 11 years ago
An interesting read about the source of the food that we eat and how we have forgotten that nature is a cyclical and holistic system that requires us to work with it and not try to circumvent it. I preferred it to Eating because it doesn't present any way of eating as essentially better just diff...
Spaceships and Love
Spaceships and Love rated it 11 years ago
This is practically required reading for somewhat brainy adults lol. Been on my TBR list foooever.
Expatable Family
Expatable Family rated it 12 years ago
Well written and a catalyst for change in one of America's largest industries. A great reiteration that our bodies, and the ecosystem it is a part of, deserves respect from start to finish.
paigeawesome
paigeawesome rated it 12 years ago
Like the last book I reviewed (How to Read Literature Like a Professor), I chose this one because it was on my Goodreads "to-read" list. I figured what was the point of having a to-read list if I never read anything off it?Anyway... this book gets a better rating from me than the last, but I'm not s...
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Wow! Eye-opening, though some of it is so disturbing I wish I could un-learn it.
Jill
Jill rated it 12 years ago
A book that changed my opinion on what I should be eating but also made me depressed that corporations and the government control so much of what we eat, even if it is to the detriment of the animals, the environment, and our health. Pollan demonstrated how every bite we take is a political statemen...
What I'm reading
What I'm reading rated it 12 years ago
More like 3.5 starts. To be noted I did not finish this book. After the first part on industrial food processing (which totally made me paranoid and not want to eat at all for 2 days) despite the writing style, which flows and makes the reader understand the information, I could not continue to read...
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