A review by thatokiebird
We Are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast by Jonathan Safran Foer
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
3.0
In the same vein as Eating Animals, We Are the Weather is a nonfiction shorter book written in the style of essays exploring climate change and crises. Ultimately, and I was actually a little surprised by how long it took to get there, it is about animal agriculture and what it actively does to our planet. As someone who has had a vegan diet for years already, no convincing is needed here, but I can't help but wonder what a person who currently eats animals might make of this.
This is not my favorite Jonathan Safran Foer book, but it's difficult to put a finger on why. It feels like such an important book, but there is perhaps a lack of heart and immediacy here. As if the author already knows this is a lost cause, yet their conscience won't let them sleep until they put the book out there. Perhaps because it is a memoir of sorts, with plenty of personal insights and memories and then relating that memory to a climate change issue.
I'm still glad I read We Are the Weather, and I hope it's picked up and taken to heart by all the people who are looking to make life changes and make a difference to this crises.
This is not my favorite Jonathan Safran Foer book, but it's difficult to put a finger on why. It feels like such an important book, but there is perhaps a lack of heart and immediacy here. As if the author already knows this is a lost cause, yet their conscience won't let them sleep until they put the book out there. Perhaps because it is a memoir of sorts, with plenty of personal insights and memories and then relating that memory to a climate change issue.
I'm still glad I read We Are the Weather, and I hope it's picked up and taken to heart by all the people who are looking to make life changes and make a difference to this crises.