marisa_n's review against another edition
4.0
In this book, Kaufman takes a deep dive into topics like global supply chains, genetic modification, politics, and commodity markets. His goal: to understand why every person on earth does not have access to healthy, delicious, affordable food.
This book touched on many topics, which I enjoyed to varying degrees. I was fascinated by the hook- examining the supply chain of pizza. But as I continued, I was loosing interest. The narrative took a winding road that seemed to lead to nowhere until the very end. The last few chapters, which discuss commodity markets, was difficult to power through.
The whole reading experience reminded me of those scenes in a crime fighting shows where a detective has a concerning amount of pictures, strings, and sticky notes all over the wall. The detective--at this point both severely sleep deprived and with a crazy caffeinated look and wild eyes--tries to explain how it's all connected.
Overall, I think this book is worth a read. It introduced me to many topics I had not read about previously. Moreover, it is clear the author spent a lot of time and money conducting interviews and visiting various facilities. I found it to be very insightful, but am also not sure if it the information is still accurate about a decade later. Lastly, the book can be dense and convoluted at times. I would recommend reading this book over time, and in combination with other lighter reads.
This book touched on many topics, which I enjoyed to varying degrees. I was fascinated by the hook- examining the supply chain of pizza. But as I continued, I was loosing interest. The narrative took a winding road that seemed to lead to nowhere until the very end. The last few chapters, which discuss commodity markets, was difficult to power through.
The whole reading experience reminded me of those scenes in a crime fighting shows where a detective has a concerning amount of pictures, strings, and sticky notes all over the wall. The detective--at this point both severely sleep deprived and with a crazy caffeinated look and wild eyes--tries to explain how it's all connected.
Overall, I think this book is worth a read. It introduced me to many topics I had not read about previously. Moreover, it is clear the author spent a lot of time and money conducting interviews and visiting various facilities. I found it to be very insightful, but am also not sure if it the information is still accurate about a decade later. Lastly, the book can be dense and convoluted at times. I would recommend reading this book over time, and in combination with other lighter reads.
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