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107 reviews for:
A Square Meal: A Culinary History of the Great Depression
Andrew Coe, Jane Ziegelman
3.66 AVERAGE
107 reviews for:
A Square Meal: A Culinary History of the Great Depression
Andrew Coe, Jane Ziegelman
3.66 AVERAGE
informative
sad
slow-paced
Casual read at a family member's house while I was staying with them.
dark
informative
sad
medium-paced
Good book. The focus is scattershot, ultimately by design as a result of its main focus. There's tragedy at the edges, but the tone is even.
Good book.
Good book.
informative
slow-paced
"Everything old is new again."
I could have been reading an overview of contemporary food/economic/social issues. I enjoyed the perspective, and feel like this kind of history is so very helpful for understanding how people behave, just generally.
I felt like the book got kind of aimless in the middle, jumping around both geographically and temporally. Frankly, it dragged. Then, suddenly, it ended. The conclusion was so abrupt and brief that I felt like it belonged to another book. Or to a much shorter essay.
Anyway, I'm glad I read it. It illuminated things about the Great Depression that aren't often part of the usual discourse. It felt shockingly current, politically, in spite of its oddball flaws.
I could have been reading an overview of contemporary food/economic/social issues. I enjoyed the perspective, and feel like this kind of history is so very helpful for understanding how people behave, just generally.
I felt like the book got kind of aimless in the middle, jumping around both geographically and temporally. Frankly, it dragged. Then, suddenly, it ended. The conclusion was so abrupt and brief that I felt like it belonged to another book. Or to a much shorter essay.
Anyway, I'm glad I read it. It illuminated things about the Great Depression that aren't often part of the usual discourse. It felt shockingly current, politically, in spite of its oddball flaws.
adventurous
emotional
informative
fast-paced
Interesting read. Had a good amount of history, not just about food, and presented a succinct snapshot of food in the United States.
informative
slow-paced
adventurous
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
fascinating and engaging look into Americas relationship with food, nutrition, and social responsibility. It was medium paced, easy to follow, and captivating. Recommend.
History - doomed to repeat itself? Likely when the events occur before the existing collective memory- if one lived it, surely it’s real and remembered.
Quite a fascinating look at how the times (inter-war years/Depression)affected our food system - what and how it is (or isn’t grown) and the despicable biases of politics. Enlightening to understand how so many current food beliefs came about…
Quite a fascinating look at how the times (inter-war years/Depression)affected our food system - what and how it is (or isn’t grown) and the despicable biases of politics. Enlightening to understand how so many current food beliefs came about…