amanda_s_brooks's review
4.0
A quiet fun read. A fun and light way to inform oneself on veganism.
I really enjoyed the short story about a couple consisting of a meat-eater and a vegetarian. Throughout the story they both find their own way to veganism, containing all potential conflicts with a starting point like theirs.
I loved that the author gave some book recommendations on the topic at the end of the book and between chapters. I’ll definitely check some of them out.
I really enjoyed the short story about a couple consisting of a meat-eater and a vegetarian. Throughout the story they both find their own way to veganism, containing all potential conflicts with a starting point like theirs.
I loved that the author gave some book recommendations on the topic at the end of the book and between chapters. I’ll definitely check some of them out.
itselv's review
The author tells a true story about a conflict between him &his girlfriend, narrating what happened when his girlfriend became "crazy" with the animals rights and eventually became vegan, and afterwards, boldly tried to make him a vegan too, despite his [not so honest, yet obvious] disagreement, and even went on to change any stranger on the street that does not follow her beliefs, and thus, he also decided to try to change her back to a meat-eater so that their relationship would go back to it track.
A way too clumsy and corny comic-y way of telling a true story. Every single thing could’ve been solved with just a tiny bit of communication. Felt like it was trying to make me turn into a vegan with this veganism info dumping. And in my honest no-one-asked-for opinion; I think she was more mistaken than him, and he’s too head over heels for her to admit it or confront her about it, or at least this is how it was portrayed. I disliked everyone viciously, even the side characters who didn’t do much, that gotta be somewhat a talent of the author.
Trigger Warnings: body shaming, animals cruelty.
sizrobe's review
3.0
I’ll preface this with a disclaimer that I am vegan. This book is mostly about a douchebag veteran trying to dissuade his girlfriend from being veg/vegan. The book is pretty clearly pro-vegan but goes about it in an obnoxious fashion, pretending to be carnist for most of its pages. Even the blurb on the cover insinuates that the vegan girlfriend is the one in the wrong. If you’re new to the ideas and philosophy involved in veganism, it’s a good jumping off point that cites its work, though.
jkenna90's review
5.0
This was a really fascinating graphic novel memoir about a veteran who is a meat eater and his vegetarian animal rights activist girlfriend Coconut. At the beginning of the book, Michael and his girlfriend both eat meat. As the book progresses though, Coconut becomes a vegetarian and tries to convert Michael to be one as well. He, in turn, tries to get her to go back to eating meat by any means necessary. He even at one point, tries to hypnotize her while she's asleep. Things happen and I don't want to spoil anything but I would definitely recommend checking this graphic novel out. It was really great and I liked reading about how Michael and Coconut dealt with their differing opinions.
librarianryan's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
3.0
This book was not at all with that what I was expecting. It was quite fun and very interesting. It is a memoir about Michael and his girlfriend, Coconut and how she tries to turn them vegan. Michael is a veteran and Coconut is a nurse. She goes down the vegetarian/vegan tunnel that leads to animal rights activism. She wants Michael right there beside her. But for Michael, watching the bloody documentaries and reading the horrible books about slaughterhouses, don’t convince him. What they convinced him of is that Coconut and he might be getting too far apart. So, he hatches a plan to get her to like meat again. This book was quite funny, but you could feel the heart, and you could feel the real experiences of a veteran who could relate his day-to-day life to what he experienced over in the Middle East. I really like that this had a happy ending. It always felt like it would, but with the title and the subject it could have gone the other way. Apparently, this author has a few other graphic novels illustrated by somebody different and I think I’d be interested in checking them out.
10iii_kat's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
I wasn't expecting this graphic novel to be this good! Congrats on a great job to both Michael Anthony and Chai Simone.
What can I say more than everyone should read it even if you're not a vegetarian or vegan. I'm not either but I tried to change my diet to a non-meat one but sometimes it was just too hard. I was able to enjoy this book even though sometimes it was a bit too much for me but it's part of the story, the real-life story.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. E-ARC provided via BookSirens.
What can I say more than everyone should read it even if you're not a vegetarian or vegan. I'm not either but I tried to change my diet to a non-meat one but sometimes it was just too hard. I was able to enjoy this book even though sometimes it was a bit too much for me but it's part of the story, the real-life story.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. E-ARC provided via BookSirens.
crypticbutton's review against another edition
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
booksnbones13's review against another edition
slow-paced
1.0
boring, dumb, preachy, and uses fear-mongering and guilt-tripping to shame the reader into being vegetarian