The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan
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Book Summary Author: Michael Pollan Edition: Paperback Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published) Published: 2007-08-28 ISBN: 0143038583 Number of pages: 464 Publisher: Penguin |
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Book Reviews of the The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
Customer Review: The Meaning of Your Meals
Summary: 5 Stars
There are some writers who have the knack of making a topic come alive, and Michael Pollan is one of this select group. Pollan proves to be a witty and informative teacher on all things "food" in this book, and made this reader (who has a very utilitarian view of nutrition) take a new perspective on what goes down his gullet.
THE OMNIVORE'S DILEMMA is organized into four sections, each of which relates to a different meal. (The meals are from McDonald's, a Whole Foods "organic" meal, a truly organic meal from a farm, and a hunter-gatherer repast.)
Pollan starts with the earliest beginnings of what made the meal possible, and then researches forward until the food hits the plate. In the process, the book brought home for me the moral and political importance of what I buy. I'm fortunate to live in a city that has an abundance of stores that specialize in organic, local produce and meats. It costs more, but the ethical considerations of not supporting these food sources is more than I can bear, and OMINOVRE'S DILEMMA really drove that point home in an effective, non-preachy way.
There are original and startling insights here. For example, Pollan clearly illustrates how corn permeates all strata of the U.S. diet, and that ain't a good thing. I also liked his confrontation of our avoidance of the "animality" of the meat we eat, both in the animals that form our meals, and in ourselves as we savor dead flesh. (Ick! See what I mean?) A really well-done book on an important topic.