Scan barcode
A review by labunnywtf
Newsfail: Climate Change, Feminism, Gun Control, and Other Fun Stuff We Talk About Because Nobody Else Will by Allison Kilkenny, Jamie Kilstein
2.0
Received via Edelweiss in exchange for a fair review.
I finally fought my way through this after finishing Game of Thrones. And I do mean fought.
The shameful part is, almost everything in this book means something to me. In some cases, a great deal. The only chapter I couldn't relate to was veganism, and we'll get to that in a second.
These authors are rather in love with themselves, and their view points. As someone in love with my own opinions (and the sound of my own voice, as people who read my reviews know), I understand. But something about the tone and delivery of these chapters turns me completely off.
This was most obvious to me on the one chapter I didn't agree with, which was the one on veganism. I am a huge believer in animal rights (seriously, don't get me started on how stupidly animal friendly I am), and while I really, truly, seriously know how insane it is for someone who stops the car to move snakes out of the road to eat meat, I am not in the position to give it up at the moment. It could happen, though.
But if I had someone in my ear speaking to me this way about why I should be a vegan, it would make me eat bloody rare meat every day for every meal. Steak and eggs, bitches. DEAD COW AND CHICKEN ABORTIONS ALL DAY.
That's not how I roll. And I don't like feeling that way. And I'm glad only one chapter made me lose my mind. But the rest of them.
I've never heard of Citizen Radio before picking up this book. I picked it up with the impression that it would address news stories ignored by the media, and talk about them honestly and humorously. I'm rather disappointed.
I finally fought my way through this after finishing Game of Thrones. And I do mean fought.
The shameful part is, almost everything in this book means something to me. In some cases, a great deal. The only chapter I couldn't relate to was veganism, and we'll get to that in a second.
These authors are rather in love with themselves, and their view points. As someone in love with my own opinions (and the sound of my own voice, as people who read my reviews know), I understand. But something about the tone and delivery of these chapters turns me completely off.
This was most obvious to me on the one chapter I didn't agree with, which was the one on veganism. I am a huge believer in animal rights (seriously, don't get me started on how stupidly animal friendly I am), and while I really, truly, seriously know how insane it is for someone who stops the car to move snakes out of the road to eat meat, I am not in the position to give it up at the moment. It could happen, though.
But if I had someone in my ear speaking to me this way about why I should be a vegan, it would make me eat bloody rare meat every day for every meal. Steak and eggs, bitches. DEAD COW AND CHICKEN ABORTIONS ALL DAY.
That's not how I roll. And I don't like feeling that way. And I'm glad only one chapter made me lose my mind. But the rest of them.
I've never heard of Citizen Radio before picking up this book. I picked it up with the impression that it would address news stories ignored by the media, and talk about them honestly and humorously. I'm rather disappointed.