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3.66 AVERAGE
3.66 AVERAGE
The book was good until the ending. It was just a rant on socialism which I found annoying. I get that Sinclair had an agenda, that’s fine. But plot had no resolution for any of the characters. Granted I skipped the last 5 or so pages because I was over it, so maybe it was buried within the socialist tirade.
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
I went into this book expecting to find out about the horrors of the meat industry and came out of it realizing the lengths to which people will go when they have nothing. This book was tragic and haunting, but it left me feeling thankful for all of the things I take for granted.
sad
slow-paced
The first half of this book is pretty good, but I wasn’t a fan of the second half.
A total classic. Revolting, informative and moving...something everyone should read at least once even if it makes you uncomfortable. The best literature often DOES make us feel uncomfortable, but this one is worth the effort, promise.
Sinclair puts himself, as is hinted in the novel, on the level of Dante and Zola with his brilliantly depressing depictions of misery that was human existence for the workers of the meat packing industry. The animals themselves were only worse off in that life. I assumed the book was a documentary of Sinclair’s experiences opposed to a fiction novel. It was brilliant, and more than I could have asked for, as it did what books are all meant to do: spark change.
I am so thankful and happy to finally have read this book, that as an English major I should have read five years ago.
I am so thankful and happy to finally have read this book, that as an English major I should have read five years ago.
i think it's so interesting reading this adaptation now versus reading the novel in high school. i was excited by this book and the depictions of socialism especially because in high school, the topic of sinclair's socialist connections was completely ignored. of course we learned about the passing of the pure food and drug act and the meat inspection act, but those were a product of just capitalism not at all by any socialist adjacent work.
anyway! it was super enjoyable despite the depressing tale, i loved the color choices and loved getting to read it without my history teacher's pro capitalism agenda
anyway! it was super enjoyable despite the depressing tale, i loved the color choices and loved getting to read it without my history teacher's pro capitalism agenda
dark
reflective
medium-paced
I was pleasantly surprised by how well much of the book blended journalism with storytelling, the writing was memorable and well thought out. It made it surprisingly far before getting to the kinds of problems one often encounters in classic lit (racism, eugenics, etc). Overall I enjoyed the read, and I learned a lot in the process.
dark
emotional
informative
sad
medium-paced