Press and Praise for "Eating Animals"
Praise
Jonathan Foer was included in the New Yorker’s 20 Under 40 Fiction Issue. Read his Q&A and the story that was included in the issue, “Here We Aren’t, So Quickly.”
“The everyday horrors of factory farming are evoked so vividly, and the case against the people who run the system is presented so convincingly, that anyone who, after reading Foer’s book, continues to consume the industry’s products must be without a heart, or impervious to reason, or both.”
—J. M. Coetzee, author of The Lives of Animals
"What makes Eating Animals so unusual is vegetarian Foer's empathy for human meat eaters, his willingness to let both factory farmers and food reform activists speak for themselves, and his talent for using humor to sweeten a sour argument."
—O, The Oprah Magazine
"I'm still eating meat but I'm eating less of it. And, I'll never look at shrink-wrapped chicken cutlets the same way again."
—Mickey Rapkin, GQ
"Wholly compelling....A blend of solid-and discomforting-reportage with fierce advocacy that will make committed carnivores squeal."
—Kirkus Reviews
"...Horrifically enlightening..."
—BookPage
"An intelligent and convincing work about the moral and environmental effect of our dietary choices, specifically as they apply to eating animals....Foer's ability to synthesize his personal opinion, research and objective argument makes his a welcome addition to a growing body of work on the subject. What distinguishes Foer's book is the attention he pays to narrative; that is, the stories we build around the food we eat and the culture and tradition built through these stories. An extremely powerful and incredibly illuminating look at the moral and environmental impact of eating animals."
—Shelf Awareness
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