Reviews

My Year of Meats by Ruth Ozeki

melismatic's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

booklin's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

melodys_library's review against another edition

4.0

Rare and provocative indeed!

hollyemma's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad 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? It's complicated

2.0

_ciaran's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad 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

courtneycarmona's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective 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

4.0

dpet0106's review against another edition

dark funny reflective medium-paced

4.5

moshalala's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

aya_the_papaya's review against another edition

5.0

My gosh did this world feel so real and beautiful and haunting. I got so connected with the complex characters and felt their pain, excitement, fear, and everything in between. I'm still marveling at how a book can cover so many topics without feeling preachy - feminism, the meat industry, motherhood/fertility, sexism, and so much more, plus a captivating story!

timna_wyckoff's review against another edition

2.0

Interesting premise, but not very subtly written. The main character is a Japanese-American documentarian, hired to direct a TV show to run in Japan featuring......MEAT, for an American beef exporter. Along the way, she learns lots of disturbing stuff about the modern meat industry, all of which I already knew, and all of which seemed beaten over my head....not worked into the story well at all.