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A review by yell_like_you_mean_it
Sex Robots and Vegan Meat: Adventures at the Frontier of Birth, Food, Sex and Death by Jenny Kleeman
challenging
informative
reflective
4.75
Sex Robots and Vegan Meat covers 4 controversial topics: Sex robots, vegan meat, birth/ectogenesis and death/euthanasia. These topics are covered in a very journalistic style, with the author interviewing people in the relevant industries. It is very effective in lightly covering "both sides of the argument".
That being said, my only criticism of this book is that I would like the topics to be covered in more depth. Although general statistics are used throughout, for me there is a lack of scientific research covered to contribute to the arguments presented. The book does not really push either side of the argument (which I think is a good thing), but I would have liked to see a more comprehensive debate. However, I do acknowledge this is not necessarily the purpose of the book.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book. The topics are presented in a way that is accessible for a wider audience to comprehend and does well at presenting the key themes related to the topic. 4.75/5 stars.
That being said, my only criticism of this book is that I would like the topics to be covered in more depth. Although general statistics are used throughout, for me there is a lack of scientific research covered to contribute to the arguments presented. The book does not really push either side of the argument (which I think is a good thing), but I would have liked to see a more comprehensive debate. However, I do acknowledge this is not necessarily the purpose of the book.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book. The topics are presented in a way that is accessible for a wider audience to comprehend and does well at presenting the key themes related to the topic. 4.75/5 stars.