Sinossi
Che cosa mangiamo, e perché? Sono domande che ci poniamo ogni giorno, convinti che per rispondere basti sfogliare la rubrica di un giornale, o ascoltare per qualche minuto l'ultimo imbonitore nutrizionista ospitato in tv. Ma se quelle domande le si guarda un po' più da vicino, come fa Michael Pollan in questo suo documentato saggio, forse il primo sull'argomento a non prendere alcun partito, se non quello dell'ironia e del buon senso, le risposte appaiono meno scontate. Che legga insieme a noi le strepitose biografie del defunto pollo "biologico" riportate sulla confezione di petti del medesimo, o attraversi le lande grigie e fangose del Midwest, dove milioni di bovini nutriti a mais e antibiotici vivono la loro breve esistenza fra immensi stagni di liquame, Pollan arriva immancabilmente a conclusioni di volta in volta raccapriccianti o paradossali.
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- Pagine: 488
- Data di uscita: 03-04-2013
Recensioni
Michael Pollan is a journalist, and an omnivore, curious about where the food he puts in his mouth comes from. In the book he follows four meals from the very beginning of the food chain to his plate. What he finds is that the food we put in our mouths turns out to be a big decision- a moral, politi Leggi tutto
I was resistant to reading this book because I’m not an omnivore, and also I thought that Pollan’s book The Botany of Desire was brilliant and I suspected I would not feel as fond of this one, which is certainly true. He does write well, but I didn’t find that this book had the eloquence or elegance Leggi tutto
Wow, it seems like a lot of people didn't notice that this kinda sucked! Weird. It read to me like he wrote The Botany of Desire , decided that that framework- a loose structure in which he can just talk alternately interesting and totally self-serving shit for a whole book- and figured he'd give it Leggi tutto
He makes some good points but in the end, it smacks of well-off white man over simplifying an incredibly complex issue. What the book has going for it is that it's a best seller, especially to the faux-liberal, over educated set and it's at least making them THINK about where their food is coming fr Leggi tutto
Man, this book is great. The best book I read last year, easily. Mushrooms, chicken slaughter, sustainability, french fries, soul-searching questions, it's all here. Just read it already. Okay, if that didn't sell you, here's more info, from the review I wrote for my farm community (Stearns Farm, Fr Leggi tutto
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