Author: Michael Pollan
Start date: 13 June 2010
Non-fiction. I'm only about forty pages in, because I read slowly, but I'm really liking it already. All about food/sort of about nutrition. So far, I have only read about how corn IS the food industry, but I am under the impression that I will also read about factory-farming and advertising; organic farming; and the pureness of the antiquated Hunter-Gathering lifestyle.
Already I can tell it is written in an engaging style, which is my first requirement when it comes to books. I cannot enjoy a book if I am so busy critiquing the writer's vocabulary/style (although I have already come across one instance of "comprised of" -- my biggest pet peeve in writing!); in addition, it is difficult to write to engage in a book that is not a story. Or rather, to make a book that is intended to present facts into a story, the latter of which Pollan has done. Can't wait to sit down later tonight with a glass of wine and read more!
Nutritiously,
Allie.
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