Michael Pollan - The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals

Pros: a thought-provoking that's also eminently readable (unusual in its own right)

Cons: nope

The Bottom Line: If reading The Omnivore's Dilemma doesn't keep you out of fast food restaurants for at least a month, you need your eyes checked. It should keep you out for life.

Review: The Omnivore's Dilemma - Michael PollanIt's probably fitting that during the several weeks I spent reading Michael Pollan's The Omnivore's Dilemma in fits and snatches, I kept an advertisement for some bold new ...

Pros: Excellent read, lots of good information, thought provoking

Cons: somewhat scary once you realize just what you are consuming.

The Bottom Line: This is one of the better, completely one sided books on the market. Great concepts that truly make you think about what you eat.

Review: I have always been a somewhat healthy eater. This isn't as much because I really wanted to ensure that everything I consumed was good for me as much as I really just enjoyed the consumption of fruits and vegetables. As I don't really enjoy eating ...

Pros: Detailed, but in an easy to read story format.

Cons: A little slow in the "why eat meat" section.

The Bottom Line: This book is well worth reading. I highly recommend it.

Review: One of the ironies of the era in which we live is that many Americans have pantries overflowing with food and yet are more detached from the origins of that food than ever before. We’re often quite ignorant of the many steps of production that our ...

Pros: Detailed, investigative, informative

Cons: kind of sad, but honest

The Bottom Line: Great book. All Industrialized human inhabitants should read this book. WE all should be aware of what we eat. Very important book!!

Review: This book was very informative. It takes you through all that is involved in what we put in our mouth to sustain ourselves. I was surprised that most industrially produced food is made from corn. I enjoyed reading about the food that I eat. I plan on ...

Pros: Fast read, entertaining, eye-opening

Cons: None

Review: This book is an amazing, and eye opening, expose on the state of our corn-based food system. After reading Michael Pollan's book, my wife and I have become much more careful about reading ingredients labels, and finding foods that are untouched, or ...

Pros: fascinating and engaging; enlightening

Cons: his section about eating vegetarian; his impractical meal in the end

The Bottom Line: I wish I could've been briefer, but there was so much to mention. I didn't even tell ya the kinky way corn has sex!

Review: When I spied Michael Pollan’s 2006 non-fiction book, The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, in the display section of my library, it didn’t matter that I haven’t been an omnivore for two decades. I loved his book, ...

Pros: Thought provoking.

Cons: Heavy reading...have to be in the right mood. A bit preachy.

The Bottom Line: Thought provoking read about how food gets to our table.

Review: The Omnivore's Dilemma - A Natural History Of Four Meals by Michael Pollan is not exactly a book for the squeamish. It is however an interesting book for those who want to understand how their food gets to their plate (or the fast food bag). The ...

Pros: Good insights, different topic

Cons: A little long, at times dull

The Bottom Line: Good book overall, at times a little dull.

Review: In Michael Pollan's book, he describes the dilemma that omnivore's have because the choices in food have evolved at such a rapid pace throughout our lifetimes. From fast food to organic and everything in between, it's hard to choose what to put into our ...