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laurelthebooks's Reviews (662)
A solid overview of industrial farming in America (I now want to go digging and see what, if anything, has changed in the last decade), and a well-written discussion on eating animals. The questions Foer asks, and occasionally answers for himself, are worth further thought and discussion.
Anyone who doesn't know where their meat comes from should check this book out. I appreciated the perspectives on ethical farming that he brought to the page, and am glad he input so many of his own opinions and conclusions regarding his choice on eating animals into the book. It made for a meaningful read. I am also a huge fan of the pages and pages of notes he has that give even more resources to explore!
Anyone who doesn't know where their meat comes from should check this book out. I appreciated the perspectives on ethical farming that he brought to the page, and am glad he input so many of his own opinions and conclusions regarding his choice on eating animals into the book. It made for a meaningful read. I am also a huge fan of the pages and pages of notes he has that give even more resources to explore!
I went into this book with very few expectations as it was something I was reading on a recommendation, and I had never read any of Strayed's other books. I can see why she is such a popular author though. Her writing style is both poignant and evocative. She also doesn't dance around her opinion but offers it flat out with the knowledge that her way isn't the one for everyone. It is very refreshing.
After thinking on it, I'm choosing to treat this book as a memoir, as the personal detail and stories here are deeply personal to both Strayed and to those writing to her. Strayed's ability to paint a picture from what are sometimes painfully short questions for advice impresses me, and while her choice in how to respond sometimes shocked me there is no doubt that she has a powerful skill to connect emotionally with many of the letter writers.
After thinking on it, I'm choosing to treat this book as a memoir, as the personal detail and stories here are deeply personal to both Strayed and to those writing to her. Strayed's ability to paint a picture from what are sometimes painfully short questions for advice impresses me, and while her choice in how to respond sometimes shocked me there is no doubt that she has a powerful skill to connect emotionally with many of the letter writers.
The pure, internal sass here is a sweet, sweet song to my soul.
Murderbot - I think I love you.
Murderbot - I think I love you.
Some gems from the second installation of The Murderbot Diaries:
"I could've told the company that the fact that SecUnits are terrifying killing machines does, in fact, make humans nervous regardless of what we look like, but nobody listens to me."
"It was a great idea to go if you wanted to be murdered."
"I could've told the company that the fact that SecUnits are terrifying killing machines does, in fact, make humans nervous regardless of what we look like, but nobody listens to me."
"It was a great idea to go if you wanted to be murdered."
Hilarious, and once again kind, Victoria Goddard managed to write a charming follow-up to the events in The Hands of the Emperor covering the start of His Radiancy's quest to find an heir, albeit in a very different style. (If you've read The Hands of the Emperor the continual references to Kip will bring a smile to your face.)
The Return of Fitzroy Angursell does continue the theme of what it means to be truly known from The Hands of the Emperor, and covers the trials of finding your footing in once again interacting with the world instead of simply acting on the world. I'm still not sure if Fitzroy/Artorin is a character that things happen to or if he is a character that happens to things. His adventures contain a highly impressive amount of chaos and happenstance.
Friendship, hilarious misunderstandings, adventures, and some tantalizing hints at prior adventures round up this book. I am definitely looking forward to more as it breaks off at a decent stopping point but without answering many of the questions that pop-up and before the old gang is all back together.
There are grammatical errors, rambling sentences, and some interesting pacing choices (starts off a bit like shooting out of a canon before slowing to a ramble), but I am glad to have my hands on this story - reading it was a blast.
The Return of Fitzroy Angursell does continue the theme of what it means to be truly known from The Hands of the Emperor, and covers the trials of finding your footing in once again interacting with the world instead of simply acting on the world. I'm still not sure if Fitzroy/Artorin is a character that things happen to or if he is a character that happens to things. His adventures contain a highly impressive amount of chaos and happenstance.
Friendship, hilarious misunderstandings, adventures, and some tantalizing hints at prior adventures round up this book. I am definitely looking forward to more as it breaks off at a decent stopping point but without answering many of the questions that pop-up and before the old gang is all back together.
There are grammatical errors, rambling sentences, and some interesting pacing choices (starts off a bit like shooting out of a canon before slowing to a ramble), but I am glad to have my hands on this story - reading it was a blast.
