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A review by juniper_reads_things
Meal by Soleil Ho, Blue Delliquanti
adventurous
funny
informative
fast-paced
3.5
Meal is about lesbian-eating bugs. WAIT I meant bug eating lesbians!
Haha.
I won’t lie to you, my skin crawled the whole time I read this graphic novel.
But….
Overall, I liked this book a lot! It introduced the cultures, history and future of Entomophagy (eating bugs) in a unique way, digestible format. I learned a lot from reading this. I really enjoyed the essay and recipes at the very end of this book. I like that the author pointed out that Americans and Western societies tend to view bug eating as a laughable experience, but in many Indigenous cultures, this was a way of life.
I took off a whole star because of the black and white illustrations. I think so much life would be added if the illustrations were in color.
I can’t say I’m interested in experiencing entomophagy… but I wouldn’t say no to Chanda’s and Yarrow’s creations!
Haha.
I won’t lie to you, my skin crawled the whole time I read this graphic novel.
But….
Overall, I liked this book a lot! It introduced the cultures, history and future of Entomophagy (eating bugs) in a unique way, digestible format. I learned a lot from reading this. I really enjoyed the essay and recipes at the very end of this book. I like that the author pointed out that Americans and Western societies tend to view bug eating as a laughable experience, but in many Indigenous cultures, this was a way of life.
I took off a whole star because of the black and white illustrations. I think so much life would be added if the illustrations were in color.
I can’t say I’m interested in experiencing entomophagy… but I wouldn’t say no to Chanda’s and Yarrow’s creations!