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A review by montigneyrules
The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket by Benjamin Lorr
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#readingchallenge2022 (my book recommended by a favorite author- Mary Roach)
I expected more about groceries.
I was hoping the author would explore more about the nitty gritty life of a groceries- how supermarkets are created, designed, managed- the book explored a higher level concept of the lifecycle of groceries, focusing on concepts of food creation, preparation, and small focus on the grocery market sales- more high level social ills of the food and less ground floor realism of the grocery store sales-
With that being said, the focuses were very disjointed- exaggerated, dramatized, in places-where the ‘research’ seemed to have taken a large tangent focus, exploring some deeper meaning of food compared to a grocery store focus- more ‘what he found interesting’ in a self-absorbed way compared to what the readers will find interesting along the thesis of the novel vital information way-
i.e back to my ‘I expected more about groceries’ – there was no clear continuity to the topics.
Having watched many documentaries on grocery stores & food sales- I feel I knew all the opportunities the author missed within his research.
I expected more about groceries.
I was hoping the author would explore more about the nitty gritty life of a groceries- how supermarkets are created, designed, managed- the book explored a higher level concept of the lifecycle of groceries, focusing on concepts of food creation, preparation, and small focus on the grocery market sales- more high level social ills of the food and less ground floor realism of the grocery store sales-
With that being said, the focuses were very disjointed- exaggerated, dramatized, in places-where the ‘research’ seemed to have taken a large tangent focus, exploring some deeper meaning of food compared to a grocery store focus- more ‘what he found interesting’ in a self-absorbed way compared to what the readers will find interesting along the thesis of the novel vital information way-
i.e back to my ‘I expected more about groceries’ – there was no clear continuity to the topics.
Having watched many documentaries on grocery stores & food sales- I feel I knew all the opportunities the author missed within his research.