Eating Animals

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Call Number: 641.303 Fo, Adult Book / Nonfiction / Philosophy / Foer, Jonathan Safran
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Traverwood Branch

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Storytelling -- All or nothing or something else -- Words/meaning -- Hiding/seeking -- Influence/speechlessness -- Slices of paradise/pieces of shit -- I do -- Storytelling.
Brilliantly synthesizing philosophy, literature, science, memoir and his own detective work, "Eating Animals" explores the many fictions we use to justify our eating habits--from folklore to pop culture to family traditions and national myth--and how such tales can lull us into a brutal forgetting.

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Excellent submitted by ashflowtuff on July 11, 2012, 3:03pm This man is such a good writer - I would read anything he wrote, whatever the subject. That the subject is food, a topic I'm intensely interested in, made it just about perfect. No matter your feelings on eating animals going in, it's worth a read to learn about all the issues with the food system as it stands today. Highly recommended for anyone who eats.

Life-changing submitted by monet tiedemann on August 10, 2015, 10:05am Jonathan Safran Foer's book is absolutely eye-opening. After reading this, I've made significant dietary changes. I don't think I can, in good conscious, continue eating animals.

Outstanding submitted by Susan4Pax -prev. sueij- on August 11, 2017, 8:18pm Outstanding. This book tackles the question of eating meat from many different angles, and turns out an unapologetic call for veganism, but in a way that is thought-provoking rather than berating.

One area I give it full points for is the clear way he describes what can (and apparently often does) go wrong in slaughterhouses. It's repellent, but I agree with him that we who eat meat *ought* to know what happens to the animals that end up on our plates. We are removed from the reality of the actions, but we are still responsible if we are calling for the end product.

He also allows for the strong voices of those who want and/or raise heritage animals in (truly) free range, pasture raised manners. Foer agrees that wild caught fish and Frank Reese's turkeys and pasture-raised cattle live healthy, natural lives that are far better for the animals and the planet. For those who wish to eat meat, choosing these is a significant improvement over the standard agribusiness model. It is a choice for animal welfare, even if not for animal rights.

I can't eat gluten, dairy or eggs already, and I hate to cook (with a passion). I can't figure out how to eliminate meat from my and my family's life at this point in time, and after reading this book, that troubles me. But I have made changes, starting before I even finished the book. I'm not longer using sausage in my morning oatmeal, because raisins work just fine and don't cause another animal's painful death. I will cook at least one vegan dinner each week (which often leaves leftovers, so will mean two cruelty-free meals). It's small, but it's a start.

Such an Important Book submitted by steeny17 on August 13, 2018, 9:47pm A must-read for anyone living and eating in the world today.

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Great book submitted by saraschopp on July 31, 2022, 1:32pm Really great book! It’s a good read for anyone who is interested in learning more about where their food comes from. Written from the perspective of someone who wasn’t vegetarian/vegan (at the time).