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My Year Of Meats by Ruth Ozeki

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harrimann's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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rey_reads's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative reflective slow-paced

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

4.75

surreal and disturbing.

somehow Ozeki has managed to tie together motherhood + fertility, abuse, and industrial agriculture into a fluid & compelling narrative. it never felt stiff or clunky.

my year of meats is unflinching in its exploration of these themes. rape and domestic violence are described graphically.
the parallels between women and meat running through the book & the build up towards unveiling the horrific reality of the meat industry… it does not make for a comfortable read, but it is absolutely an impactful + important one.

i will also echo the same sentiment as other reviewers - i loved akiko and wish we had seen more of her story!

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gorgeousgirl's review

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medium-paced

wow! very shaken up, think i'm gonna phase meat out of my diet. v cathartic 4 me randomly? i'm v glad to have read this

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electrickid's review against another edition

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challenging dark 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? It's complicated

5.0

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ella_bibliophile_98's review against another edition

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dark emotional inspiring 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

4.75

I loved this book and everything by Ruth Ozeki- her mixture of current events, internal exploration, mindfulness and bringing the past and present together is really descriptive and beautiful - I love the character development as well and the pacing was perfect

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