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Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs by Jamie Loftus

9 reviews

mikkitooloud's review

challenging emotional funny informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

I picked this book up because I have a soft spot for Jamie Loftus, but just three or four sentences into the introduction I was fully onboard with the premise. This book is about more than just hotdogs; it's about justice, love, and the human condition.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Minor: Eating disorder, Vomit, and Cancer

Ms. Loftus does an excellent job of forewarning you before she begins the discussion on industrial animal farming. It's hard to read, but can be skipped if it would be too much.

andonovan's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

4.5

Like a Connecticut hot dog, which to some is a perfect blend of beef, pork, and sheep intestine,  Raw Dog is a perfect blend of well researched information, touching personal narrative, and genuinely funny and good commentary. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Vomit and Cancer

Minor: Eating disorder

raebelanger's review

funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Misogyny, Cancer, and Eating disorder

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative lighthearted medium-paced

5.0

I picked up this book because it came highly recommended to me by 2 friends, but I knew absolutely nothing about it until I started reading. Part-travelogue and part-history and contemporary realities of hotdogs, this book was as fascinating as it was absolutely hilarious. I sped through this one in 3 days, and the delivery on audio was excellent, although I wish I had a physical copy to go back and reflect on interesting hotdog facts 🌭 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Police brutality, Racism, Excrement, Grief, and Cancer

dorothy_shack's review against another edition

dark funny informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic and Cancer

Minor: Eating disorder

dominika_benmichael's review against another edition

adventurous funny reflective fast-paced

3.0

A surprisingly meditative look at the state of the world in summer '21

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Eating disorder, and Pandemic/Epidemic

marieee_greeen's review

funny informative lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder

Minor: Animal death, Pandemic/Epidemic, Vomit, Cancer, and Cursing

junefish's review against another edition

funny reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Eating disorder

caseythereader's review

emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

3.75

Thanks to Forge for the free copy of this book.

- A few days after finishing RAW DOG, I'm still not sure what to make of it. I do know that I was riveted, deeply invested in Loftus' physical and emotional journey of eating hot dogs across the country.
- Loftus is able to place the history of the hot dog into the larger context of the country, connecting them to everything from the Great Depression to modern gentrification.
- It made me desperately want a hot dog, but also gave me vicarious meat sweats. While I think it was a bit overlong in the end, if you can stomach all the meat talk and want a read outside your usual lane, RAW DOG is worth checking out. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Eating disorder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexual content, Animal death, Cancer, Alcohol, Cursing, Vomit, Drug use, Excrement, Gore, and Racism