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A review by crippytay
The Dorito Effect: The Surprising New Truth About Food and Flavor by Mark Schatzker
informative
1.5
I was really confused about this book. I finished it because by the time I realized how elitist and fat phobic the author was I found myself thinking again and again about the premise and the information about flavor that I was encountering everywhere in my life.
While the content was fascinating, the author actually felt like the worst person - early in the book it made comments about his moral superiority to people who eat the foods he was disparaging, he got the university of the professor in the book wrong, and kept describing something for way too long to then suddenly reveal the thing he was talking about like it was some sort of genius literary technique.
By the end of the book, he discussed possible solutions to the issue, but really they were: I know it’s expensive, but your body is worth it. Never mind that we live in a capitalist hellscape where plenty of people already can’t afford the necessary food for their families. It was a huge disappointment, though not at all surprising coming from this ego centric man.
I just so badly wished someone else wrote this book. Let me know if they did. ;)
While the content was fascinating, the author actually felt like the worst person - early in the book it made comments about his moral superiority to people who eat the foods he was disparaging, he got the university of the professor in the book wrong, and kept describing something for way too long to then suddenly reveal the thing he was talking about like it was some sort of genius literary technique.
By the end of the book, he discussed possible solutions to the issue, but really they were: I know it’s expensive, but your body is worth it. Never mind that we live in a capitalist hellscape where plenty of people already can’t afford the necessary food for their families. It was a huge disappointment, though not at all surprising coming from this ego centric man.
I just so badly wished someone else wrote this book. Let me know if they did. ;)