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A review by the_dragon_starback
Once Upon a Time We Ate Animals: The Future of Food by Roanne van Voorst
medium-paced
3.0
This felt very disjointed, with many sections per chapter that didn’t always connect. Even within the sections there were strange transitions and topic switches. I also really did not enjoy the interludes set in the future, which were often rather bleak.
Overall, I just did not find her argument for veganism compelling. I am convinced that vegetarianism, if not veganism, is a needed change, but focusing as much on the incredible amount of suffering we cause animals might not the way that change comes about. I think a lot of people know factory farming is happening. This isn’t new information. We might not need more information.
I especially didn’t like the way that van Voorst talked about “carnism” and the “Protien Revolution,” painting everyone who eats meat or is in the meat industry as a bad person. This seems unnecessarily alienating to a lot of people.
I think focusing on living lives of compassion and the way that veganism is essential to slowing climate change is more helpful (at least for me).
Overall, I just did not find her argument for veganism compelling. I am convinced that vegetarianism, if not veganism, is a needed change, but focusing as much on the incredible amount of suffering we cause animals might not the way that change comes about. I think a lot of people know factory farming is happening. This isn’t new information. We might not need more information.
I especially didn’t like the way that van Voorst talked about “carnism” and the “Protien Revolution,” painting everyone who eats meat or is in the meat industry as a bad person. This seems unnecessarily alienating to a lot of people.
I think focusing on living lives of compassion and the way that veganism is essential to slowing climate change is more helpful (at least for me).