cyclingarchivist 's review for:

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver

3.0

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FINALLY finished this book. I think I started it in August. Put it down for a few months, but was determined to finish by the end of the year. My point being, I don’t remember the first half of the book too well. I’m sure when it was first published, in 2007, it was a lot more revolutionary than it is now. For example, in the past year or two I’ve read Michael Pollan and heard him speak about a similar topic. My biggest issue with this book is that it often felt preachy, as if there’s something wrong with me because I don’t make my own bread with organic flour. The beginning had a good pace, but it definitely slowed down by the middle. I skipped the chapter on their trip to Italy; just didn’t need that. Best, hands down (and really the reason I went with 3 instead of 2 stars), were the last chapter or two. Topic: turkey sex.