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I really think this entire book could have been condensed down into one article or blog post. It wasn't so much about climate change, as it was about changing our mindset on how we approach climate change. It read as a collection of essays, but it was so repetitive. Eat less meat, do your part, don't expect perfection, do something, in every single chapter.
The chapter where he was having a conversation with himself, although raw and honest, was terrible to read. I had the hardest time forcing myself to push through that chapter. It was also 38 pages long, why!?
The author came across as arrogant in my opinion. Although he does admit he has eaten meat and isn't perfect, I did get the I'm better than everyone attitude.
Definitely not my favorite environmental book. If you're new to climate change and learning how to approach it, maybe you'll find benefit in this book.
The chapter where he was having a conversation with himself, although raw and honest, was terrible to read. I had the hardest time forcing myself to push through that chapter. It was also 38 pages long, why!?
The author came across as arrogant in my opinion. Although he does admit he has eaten meat and isn't perfect, I did get the I'm better than everyone attitude.
Definitely not my favorite environmental book. If you're new to climate change and learning how to approach it, maybe you'll find benefit in this book.
At the sentence and paragraph levels, this work is excellent, and it's message is incredibly important. However, it is a complete failure as a book. Needless redundancy, digressions, and style changes make it unpleasant to read. There's a good 50 page essay in there somewhere.
challenging
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informative
inspiring
reflective
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medium-paced
I won this book in a Goodreads First Reads contest.
No. Just no. A non-medical background author telling people that vegan lifestyle is how to save the world. I have a tendency for extreme anemia. Even with iron pills, I cannot limit meat intake because my intake is not huge to begin with due to cost factor. I would prefer not to be gravely ill.
I think it is irresponsible for people who are not doctors to lecture people on diet. It can cause great harm.
Foer needs to stick to writing fiction and leave topics that can affect people's health to doctors.
No. Just no. A non-medical background author telling people that vegan lifestyle is how to save the world. I have a tendency for extreme anemia. Even with iron pills, I cannot limit meat intake because my intake is not huge to begin with due to cost factor. I would prefer not to be gravely ill.
I think it is irresponsible for people who are not doctors to lecture people on diet. It can cause great harm.
Foer needs to stick to writing fiction and leave topics that can affect people's health to doctors.
Mais um que merecia 3 estrelas e meia.
A ideia do livro é muito boa, a execução não. O começo foi muito interessante, parecia que seria um livro excelente sobre a influência que o consumo de carne tem nas mudanças climáticas. Mas da metade em diante, me pareceu muito mais que o autor estava escrevendo para se convencer de que não é tão errado assim ainda comer carne.
Acho que ele simplesmente jogou dados sobre a mudança climática, citando um pouco a questão da carne, mas sem profundidade real.
No "Comer Animais", ele foi muito mais convincente e profundo. Dentro do tema do consumo de carne e mudança climática, ainda prefiro "Cowspiracy".
A ideia do livro é muito boa, a execução não. O começo foi muito interessante, parecia que seria um livro excelente sobre a influência que o consumo de carne tem nas mudanças climáticas. Mas da metade em diante, me pareceu muito mais que o autor estava escrevendo para se convencer de que não é tão errado assim ainda comer carne.
Acho que ele simplesmente jogou dados sobre a mudança climática, citando um pouco a questão da carne, mas sem profundidade real.
No "Comer Animais", ele foi muito mais convincente e profundo. Dentro do tema do consumo de carne e mudança climática, ainda prefiro "Cowspiracy".
challenging
informative
reflective
fast-paced
Well, this was a disappointment.
The first few chapters, Foer gives the reader (or in my case listener) "random facts" about the world, and then tries to connect them with climate change. I had two issues with this: One, the focus is heavily on the "random facts" stories, with them being told extensively with a lot of detail, and then the connection to climate change being told in a sentence or two. I didn't pick up this book however to learn about an ancient Egyptian suicide letter or Rosa Parks story, no matter how interesting these stories might be. Second, the short connection didn't always make a lot of sense to me. Often this connection was "and this is something we can also see in regard to climate change", so the author didn't even explain anything.
After you went through this, there comes one really good chapter about the influence of the meat industry on climate change, which provided a lot of facts, was well-researched and had good arguments (and is the reason why this book gets two stars instead of one).
After this chapter, i thought okay, it was just the beginning that was lame, now we are getting FACTS! .....but no. The rest of the book the author essentially tries to explain why people don't take climate change as serious as they should. Here, he uses his own family's history to explain humans and their decision, and while his family's history is not uninteresting (his jewish grandma escaped the Nazis!), it just didn't belong into this book for me. I would have prefered to have psychological research and a more fact oriented approach here as well. The other thing he does to elaborate on this topic, is that he has multiple of fictional conversations, mostly with just himself, but also with historical characters. They might have worked better in the book, but in the audiobook they were so absurd, i actually cringed. And lastly, another thing that really bugged me, was how the author admits to eating a good amount of meat. While i do appreciate his honesty, i find it hard to view someone, who has written a critical book on animal consumption and is now encouraging people to go vegan but also secretly eats burgers, as authentic.
The first few chapters, Foer gives the reader (or in my case listener) "random facts" about the world, and then tries to connect them with climate change. I had two issues with this: One, the focus is heavily on the "random facts" stories, with them being told extensively with a lot of detail, and then the connection to climate change being told in a sentence or two. I didn't pick up this book however to learn about an ancient Egyptian suicide letter or Rosa Parks story, no matter how interesting these stories might be. Second, the short connection didn't always make a lot of sense to me. Often this connection was "and this is something we can also see in regard to climate change", so the author didn't even explain anything.
After you went through this, there comes one really good chapter about the influence of the meat industry on climate change, which provided a lot of facts, was well-researched and had good arguments (and is the reason why this book gets two stars instead of one).
After this chapter, i thought okay, it was just the beginning that was lame, now we are getting FACTS! .....but no. The rest of the book the author essentially tries to explain why people don't take climate change as serious as they should. Here, he uses his own family's history to explain humans and their decision, and while his family's history is not uninteresting (his jewish grandma escaped the Nazis!), it just didn't belong into this book for me. I would have prefered to have psychological research and a more fact oriented approach here as well. The other thing he does to elaborate on this topic, is that he has multiple of fictional conversations, mostly with just himself, but also with historical characters. They might have worked better in the book, but in the audiobook they were so absurd, i actually cringed. And lastly, another thing that really bugged me, was how the author admits to eating a good amount of meat. While i do appreciate his honesty, i find it hard to view someone, who has written a critical book on animal consumption and is now encouraging people to go vegan but also secretly eats burgers, as authentic.
Really enjoyed this. This book was recommended to me by a professor when I mentioned that I am researching the anthropocene as part of my thesis.Foer's movement of mind throughout was phenomenal. I did feel at times it was rant-y, but overall a good piece that thinks critically about how humans impact the environment based on our diet. Listened to this on Audible, for the record.
This is a clever book. The analogies Foer weaves into the climate change debate are inspired and powerful. However, if you are looking for a toolkit to make your life more environmentally friendly this isn’t it. It doesn’t have any answers or strategies, it’s just a man pondering why we behave the way that we do when such a great threat is looming.