Reviews

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

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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.

nnaturegirl's review against another edition

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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? It's complicated

5.0

janeaustentatious2's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional informative 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? No

4.0

butterscream's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

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