Rainy Day Reads

I picked this book up, because I've heard so many good things about it. A lot of vegetarians and vegans talk about this book being a turning point in their lives, so I wanted to see what the deal was for myself. Foer talks about his own journey into vegetarianism and how he thinks about food and how it can bring us together or divide us. He details a lot of his research into the food industry, particularly the meat industry, and tells us of his own thoughts on every new bit of information he dug up. In this book we hear from animal activists, vegetarians, ranchers and butchers, so he does bring a complex set of voices to the debate, and he states himself that the book is not out to turn anyone vegetarian. It presents facts of the industry and you can do with that what you will. He also discusses the philosophy behind eating and coming together for meals, the daily humdrum or special occasions, and I found that quite interesting, but often too short. The main part of the b...

Spoiler: I may have gone overboard…. I went to the library a few days ago and decided to really browse the shelves and pick up a good selection. And I feel like I succeeded… I picked up both fiction and non-fiction to give myself a wide selection to choose from.  Let’s start with non-fiction.  I picked up a couple of books on ways to go more green. “1001 Ways You Can Save the Planet” by Joanna Yarrow and “Green Makeover” by Maria Cuculiza. I have actually read “Green Makeover” before a number of years ago, but I just remember thinking it all seemed a bit of a hassle and I was too lazy to really implement any of the ideas given in this book. But as I have aged I have become more invested in living a less wasteful life and more dedicated to the environment and sustainability. I am still lazy, but I hope to find a few ways to clean up my act in these two books.  Then I picked up “Eating Animals” by Jonathan Safran Foer because I’ve h...