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sarahmoroz's review against another edition
3.0
The first half of this book discusses the environmental impact of animal agriculture in a really easily digestible way, and I enjoyed it a lot. The second half is full of recipes, and I found these really lacking. They rely very heavily on "vegan meats" - many recipes simply calling for "vegan chicken tenders" or similar products. I'm not against these products by any means, but I don't enjoy many of them, and I'd much rather eat vegan food that isn't pretending to be meat.
karliahquinn's review against another edition
5.0
An inspiring and honest look at the ecologically harmful food production industry while offering hope and practical ideas.
readingvegan's review against another edition
2.0
This was the most pretentious and condescending book ever. Filled with lukewarm quotes from people who are more well known than credible(Bill Gates and the like). Still making it two stars because the world needs to go vegan though.
unabridgedchick's review against another edition
1.0
For a book focused on saving the world and creating a greener planet, it emphasizes the foods that require ridiculous resources to make (almond milk) and have a massive carbon footprint to get to the US. So many recipes depended on produce that have no connection with local produce possibilities that we didn't bother. Really disappointing.
snailsforlove's review against another edition
2.0
I wanted this book to be an in depth look at regenerative food choices and ways of looking forward through food. Instead it was mostly about the evils of the current food industry, at about the level that vegetarian girl in middle school would tell you - informative and impassioned, but not in depth or integrated. The second half of the book is recipes and they didn't really add much. If you're interested in this subject, I'd watch a documentary or read a cooking blog instead of reading this.
katiecski's review
4.0
I skim read this until the recipes. I think it's approach was great; Prescott picked and arranged the chapters so they would really make an impact. Also, his string of A list celebrities sharing their stories was fascinating. Prescott footnotes every fact which, as a science-loving person, I really appreciated. This book is all about saving the environment and I love it! A lot of plant-based books cover it all; the environment, animal welfare, and health... or just singularly the latter two, but I have yet to read a book solely on how animal agriculture is destroying the planet. I'm so glad this book exists. There are a lot of environmental vegans out there: this book is for them! It does touch on animal welfare briefly which I think really important. The recipes are top-notch and there were several I was eager to try which honestly doesn't happen all that much. #foodisthesolution #bookworm #bookstagram #bookish #whatvegansread #vegan #whatvegansdo #environmentalvegan #animalagriculture #climatechange
lilyofthevalley_reads's review
Really good start to my journey to incorporate more plant based foods and recipes into my everyday diet. There were a ton of recipes that I am really excited to try out (eventually). I will say that there were some small formatting issues that I had, including that some recipes didn’t have pictures but instead had a gigantic sized font with a quote from a well known celebrity. It seemed weird to be talking about eco friendly solutions, but having a book where there was just an ungodly amount of paper wasted just to show celebrity quotes that pretty much all sounded the same. But that’s maybe a me thing. Anyway I’m really looking forward to making a lot of these delicious looking recipes, including that vegan pumpkin pie.
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