A review by andintothetrees
Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer

5.0

I must begin by thanking my friend Donna for sending me a copy of this book after I expressed an interest in reading it. I must admit that it took me around six months to get around to doing so, as I knew it wouldn’t be a comfortable experience – and it then took me well over a week to read, as my expectation was correct – this isn’t an easily digestible book. It is difficult not through suboptimal writing (indeed, it is very well written) but because of its subject matter, which anyone who cares about animals (I would hope, therefore, most people) would find hard to hear. I have given it five stars not just because it is a well-written book, but because I passionately believe everyone should read this. Well, almost everyone – if you are already a committed vegan then you aren’t contributing to anything documented here, but if you choose to consume animal products (and especially if you are a meat eater) then I believe you have a duty to inform yourself about what that choice means for animals and the environment. If you don’t want to read it/educate yourself*, then you are sadly choosing willful ignorance.
* I accept not everyone has the time/inclination to sit down and read an entire book on the matter, but please at least check out the Eating Animals website.

... [Read the rest of my review here: https://whathannahread.wordpress.com/2012/06/25/eating-animals-by-johnathan-safran-foer/]