Reviews

All Over Creation by Ruth Ozeki

eyelit's review against another edition

emotional informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

kdahlo's review

4.0

I liked this, not as much as I liked the other Ruth Ozeki books I have read. Still, it was solid and not a terrible treatment of GMO issues, although it comes out a little more black and white than I might have liked. Maybe if I knew more about meat production I would have felt similarly about 'My Year of Meats'. In general it had a lot of similar themes to that book: contaminated food, fertility, family.

readingtheend's review

3.0

Ruth Ozeki is such a particular writer. I love that her books feel so textured, like you can physically feel the surfaces people are touching. this isn't my type of book really -- A Tale for the Time Being wasn't either, but that one got me in on the characters and ideas enough that it didn't matter. it didn't happen to happen for this book but I'm still glad I read it. Ruth Ozeki is cool.

kelseyraerussell's review

adventurous dark funny hopeful inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

cheri875's review

1.0

It started off really well with good characters and ideas and plot, but about 3/4 of the way through I just lost interest. It was just too long with nothing new being introduced. Maybe My Year of Meats by the same author (which was recommended to me originally) is better!

gcgulick's review

4.0

Great read! Thoroughly enjoyed reading about the Fuller family and the town of Liberty Falls. I lack a proper understanding of GMO / Corporate farming but it makes me want to do research on the subject.

michelleate's review

4.0

3.5.
Lots of the writing by Ruth Ozeki that I love. Still relevant topics 20 years after publishing date. Had trouble connecting to a lot of these characters, although The Seeds were fun.

Also had to stop and collect myself before reading on at times.

jules_reads_books's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

moshalala's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

megabooks's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

3.5