Reviews tagging 'Blood'

My Year of Meats by Ruth Ozeki

21 reviews

notsansastark's review

dark reflective slow-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

Really thought provoking. Makes me want to be a vegetarian. Interesting discussion on identity—who are we? Reading about the world on the cusp of the millennium was interesting, as the world is even more globalized than Ozeki had predicted. Not my favorite work of hers, but it drew me in and kept me wanting more nonetheless. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, and Pregnancy

Minor: Infertility and Infidelity

minxtte's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Infertility, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Vomit, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Cancer, Miscarriage, and Medical content

Minor: Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Car accident, and Abortion

e_z's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Blood, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

folchart's review against another edition

informative reflective slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

bookworme's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

The line between what is informative fact and fiction is well balanced, and is a treat in this book as it is displays the super power and charm of Ozeki’s writing voice. The meld of documentation/research based structure via book format felt very natural and at times fantastical. Gripping. Would you expect a book on meat consumption to be so emotionally charged? Please do

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, and Grief

marplellous's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

i am mesmerised to find everything that made me love a tale for the time being already present in ozeki‘s debut: a search for humanity and compassion, spanning languages, continents, and oceans - all set up against the backdrop of the modern meat industry and its cruel practices.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Blood

Moderate: Body shaming, Miscarriage, and Racial slurs

Minor: Cancer and Cannibalism

tiredurbanist's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Abortion, and Pregnancy

chelregel's review against another edition

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? Yes

5.0

Oh goodness, this book. It really scooped me up into its world and then threw me into the dirt. In the best way. Was I horrified? Absolutely. Did I just spend 2 hours reading over 150 pages of this book to finish it tonight? Also yes. 

Everything about this book feels like nonfiction wrapped into a fictional account. I half expect the characters in this book to be real, or to find a re run of My American Wife airing somewhere. If I ran into Jane or Akiko I wouldn’t exactly be mad. They felt so whole and fleshed out, in a way that truly did feel like a memoir or a biography. 

As a vegetarian, I can certainly say this book didn’t turn me on to meat, and I wonder if it would turn any meat eaters off of it. While it’s obviously fiction, the accounts feel real and close enough to home (I used to live in cow country Colorado) that it feels entirely plausible. 

On another note I want to devour every Ruth Ozeki book now and I love her forever. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Rape, and Blood

Moderate: Blood and Abortion

Minor: Eating disorder

jazzeeazz's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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

This book. Honestly expect to question your whole life and everything you have ever believed. The story bluntly and satirically plays on the media and its objectification of women. Jane's complex identity contrasting with the factual, documentary-esque writing connects you to the character and all of her hardships. Jane's journey, and her slow realization that she is obligated to portray the truth, builds this idea of having a purpose in life, no matter how late into it. The addition of Akiko blended in with the introduction of the wives, and tied her to their stories from the beginning. Nothing was surprising necessarily, but it was satisfying (not in a way that you expect what's coming). Each plot point and choice beautifully developed the characters and themes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Eating disorder, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Blood

allyofshalott's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Rape

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Infertility, Miscarriage, Xenophobia, Blood, and Grief