A review by dustycabbage
My Year of Meats by Ruth Ozeki

3.0

3.6, Reading this book immediately after Jonathan Safran Foer’s “Eating Animals” made for a fun pairing. Ozeki’s writing style is simple, but captivating, and the dual narrative between Jane and Akiko painted really interesting parallel lives. Each highlight from an American Wife was incredibly unique (I especially loved the vegetarian lesbians) and I enjoyed the buildup from the initial not-so-successful episodes to the culmination of Jane’s efforts to expose the meat industry. The chapter covering the slaughterhouse was quite intense. The insertion of faxes made for a fun medium as well, although the story seemed to drag in pace at a few moments. Overall, a good read.