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re_bex_a's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
3.75
Learnt lots about the UK's system but with the title "feeding the world" it felt like a lot of context especially relating to indigenous food history that could've been beneficial, didn't particularly click with the example of his grandma's diet.
That being said I like the approach of both farming and lab based industrial food supply - a good balance.
That being said I like the approach of both farming and lab based industrial food supply - a good balance.
mogreig's review against another edition
4.0
An important book for our current climate crisis. Monbiot paints a scary picture of what will happen very quickly if we don't make any changes to the way we produce our food.
He does however offer solutions all of which are very doable.
He does however offer solutions all of which are very doable.
emilietje's review
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
3.75
One of the most readable non-fictions I've had to read for uni <3 Definitely broadened my perspective on the farming industry
liliannkuu's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
4.0
I haven't read any other Monbiot's work and only after picking up the book, I found that he writes for the Guardian and seems to be very popular. Based on the praising quotes on the book from influential people like Greta Thunberg and Yanis Varoufakis, I had high hopes for this piece.
Overall, Regenesis was interesting and informative for someone who has never given much thought to the food production system. It gave me a lot of new knowledge on farming and the problems with the current way it is conducted, and definitely convinced me to remain vegetarian and move to being fully vegan. The book was enjoyable to read, with witty and engaging narration.
Towards the end of the book, I was desperate to read what Monbiot would suggest as a solution to the agriculture and food production, like the book promises. However, I was disappointed with the never-ending self-feeding arguments of current left(ish) liberalism. To be a book talking about food production and the economics around it, the fact that capitalism was not mentioned once, simply baffles me.
Monbiot dances around the topic throughout the whole book, criticising the way public money is spent unfairly on livestock farming and that poor farmers are exploited by the mass corporations. It even says that instead of worrying about how sophisticated farming technology is, we should ask "Who owns it?". Still, Monbiot fails to tackle the question of the privately owned, capitalistic economic system and its endless need for economic growth by definition. Instead, Monbiot gives into the fantasy of lab-grown microbe pancakes and liberalism, and fails to face the reality that in order to feed the planet fairly and sustainably, we must replace the broken economic system and not just add more social-democratic legislations and regulations on top of it.
Overall, Regenesis was interesting and informative for someone who has never given much thought to the food production system. It gave me a lot of new knowledge on farming and the problems with the current way it is conducted, and definitely convinced me to remain vegetarian and move to being fully vegan. The book was enjoyable to read, with witty and engaging narration.
Towards the end of the book, I was desperate to read what Monbiot would suggest as a solution to the agriculture and food production, like the book promises. However, I was disappointed with the never-ending self-feeding arguments of current left(ish) liberalism. To be a book talking about food production and the economics around it, the fact that capitalism was not mentioned once, simply baffles me.
Monbiot dances around the topic throughout the whole book, criticising the way public money is spent unfairly on livestock farming and that poor farmers are exploited by the mass corporations. It even says that instead of worrying about how sophisticated farming technology is, we should ask "Who owns it?". Still, Monbiot fails to tackle the question of the privately owned, capitalistic economic system and its endless need for economic growth by definition. Instead, Monbiot gives into the fantasy of lab-grown microbe pancakes and liberalism, and fails to face the reality that in order to feed the planet fairly and sustainably, we must replace the broken economic system and not just add more social-democratic legislations and regulations on top of it.
boomakes's review
5.0
I never would have thought a book about crop cultivation could be absolutely fascinating but here we are, with a 5 star rating.
I have learned so much from this and it has been very thought provoking.
I have learned so much from this and it has been very thought provoking.
mayjasper's review against another edition
5.0
I have read 15 pages and almost cried with joy at the beauty described. I want to savour every page.
Now I have finished the book I am in awe of the research and ideas of the author.
His work is beautiful, alarming, despairing thought provoking and hopeful.
Just brilliant.
Now I have finished the book I am in awe of the research and ideas of the author.
His work is beautiful, alarming, despairing thought provoking and hopeful.
Just brilliant.