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My Year of Meats by Ruth Ozeki

13 reviews

alyssatuininga's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny informative reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Rape, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, and Sexual assault

ltam's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Physical abuse, and Rape

kchin's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Rape, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Sexism, Racial slurs, Body shaming, Infertility, Bullying, and Animal cruelty

dizzyinsane's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

When i say this book is challenging i mean that it was sickening at certain points. it has a wonderfully developed plot written from several perspectives but mostly from the perspectives of the main two characters. it brings to light a lot of challenging truths about the meat industry. if you have issues with gore don’t read.

don’t read if you are unsettled by misscarriages and pregnancy related issues

. really good read tho i enjoyed it and it moved pretty quickly. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Moderate: Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse

am2ara's review against another edition

Got nauseated when

the CEO rapes his wife

while screaming at her. There is also a scene much earlier to a similar effect but the

rape

is unsuccessful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Abortion and Xenophobia

keiraengelen's review

challenging emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Vomit, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Infertility, and Eating disorder

tilla's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

This novel was thought provoking, disturbing and made me slightly nauseous at times. I didn't know exactly what I went into when picking it up but I am glad I read it. It is a scathing criticism of the meat industry and the commercial industry as well wrapped up in characters I ended up connecting with. 
I would recommend reading the trigger warnings as after the halfway point it becomes difficult at times to read.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Animal cruelty, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Eating disorder

becksusername's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Rape, Blood, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Lesbophobia, Miscarriage, and Misogyny

Moderate: Pregnancy and Alcoholism

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

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