taedw's review
so, I am already vegan but this book cracked me up so I bought it anyway and then gave it to a friend.
kikiisreading's review
2.0
Reading this felt like an abusive relationship and now you might think "Well why does she rate it with two stars then?"
It still was informative in some points and if you look at it in a very positive way, it can help you to a more positive mindset... a very positive look you have to wear tho. And you very much have to try to ignore the "Well you fat pig" comments, which made it feel like an abusive relationship. One moment it was "Oh it's okay, if you still eat chocolate and remember that change takes time" and next page boom "you fat pig, get off your ass and do something about your sad life", which obviously is bad.
And besides the facts about the animal products industry, there were also some questionable things being said. And there was some very big bullshit.
Especially in the end when they wrote about how it's no wonder that someone gets breast and ovarian cancer, if she gets treated badly by her husband when she can't "embrace her womanhood". Like excuse me??? That is so bullshit. Yes our mental health and our thoughts contribute to how we are and react to almost everything, a positive mind CAN be beneficial when you are sick but it is no cure and being insecure about your breasts, being treated badly or any of sorts won't get you breast cancer what the hell were they thinking???
Take the
"You can do whatever you want, if you put your mind to it." out of this book and but it as your motto, take the "you fat pig" and the "you can get breast cancer when not embracing your womanhood" and put it in the trash, where it belongs.
It still was informative in some points and if you look at it in a very positive way, it can help you to a more positive mindset... a very positive look you have to wear tho. And you very much have to try to ignore the "Well you fat pig" comments, which made it feel like an abusive relationship. One moment it was "Oh it's okay, if you still eat chocolate and remember that change takes time" and next page boom "you fat pig, get off your ass and do something about your sad life", which obviously is bad.
And besides the facts about the animal products industry, there were also some questionable things being said. And there was some very big bullshit.
Especially in the end when they wrote about how it's no wonder that someone gets breast and ovarian cancer, if she gets treated badly by her husband when she can't "embrace her womanhood". Like excuse me??? That is so bullshit. Yes our mental health and our thoughts contribute to how we are and react to almost everything, a positive mind CAN be beneficial when you are sick but it is no cure and being insecure about your breasts, being treated badly or any of sorts won't get you breast cancer what the hell were they thinking???
Take the
"You can do whatever you want, if you put your mind to it." out of this book and but it as your motto, take the "you fat pig" and the "you can get breast cancer when not embracing your womanhood" and put it in the trash, where it belongs.
steffyt2's review
3.0
Books straight to the point. But it talks about being vegan which turned me off just because i know you can eat dairy and meat and be healthy. But its entertaining all the same and very informative about the food industry and what they don't want you to know.
aarora's review against another edition
3.75
Lost a lot of points due to diet culture themes and fat phobia BUT good at promoting veganism and animal rights. Didn’t seem too badly researched, good transparency and decent recipes
tsuxis's review
2.0
this book tries waaaay too hard to be "cool" and "not like other diet books" by including a sware word every 10 characters. itjust came off annoying and felt like i was reading a 13 year old's manuscript. blegh. two stars, though, because this book reminded me that i ran out of coke zero and need to go buy more
meglinds's review
1.0
This book represents everything that is wrong in our culture surrounding food, weight, and nutrition. Especially for women. It is both implicitly and explicitly fatphobic, and the food behaviors they endorse are deeply disordered and restrictive. It was recommended to me by many people in different circles, so despite the off-putting title, I gave it a chance. I was deeply disappointed. I can’t wait to get this diet culture garbage off my hands.
sammilittlejohns's review
2.0
I don't think it's as bad as people were saying. I think they have some good points, but as with everything always take it with a pinch of salt. This is definitely a 'go vegan' book tho so just be prepared.
poorlenore's review
interesting, although I'm to set in my ways to follow most of the advice I did take away a few nuggets.