Comments on: Book review: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle

By: jenne

jenne — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 16:00:10 +0000

i am reading this book right now and second the recommendation. the way that they made their food decisions and how they did it are written in such a lovely, thoughtful way. its political, but expresses how so totally personal these decisions become – the simple wish to live somewhere that can sustain life – well that says it all. im living in a city right now without a patch of dirt of my own (after farming and feeding a house of 4 from our front lawn in our last house) and actually ran across this book on a delirium inducing trip to costco – serendipitious and ridiculous.

By: mrspilkington

mrspilkington — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 11:09:42 +0000

Our local radio station had an interview with Ms. Kingsolver and her husband, link here:
http://www.wnyc.org/shows/lopate/episodes/2007/05/03/segments/78378

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 21:20:28 +0000

Great review! I feel like I’ve been living under a rock cause I hadn’t even heard of this book. It sounds good — thanks for tipping me off.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 19:05:44 +0000

thanks for such a well rounded review. I love Barbara and have wanted to read this and now I think I will read it even sooner.

By: Wendi

Wendi — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 11:00:07 +0000

I just finished reading this a couple of nights ago and it really is excellent. It was full of so many passages that I just HAD to read aloud to my husband – either because they were so horrifying or so funny or so moving.

By: Jennifer in KS

Jennifer in KS — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 10:59:46 +0000

My library has 35 on the reserve list so far (I’m #35). This sounds like a practical version of a Wendell Berry book (namely, The Art of the Commonplace), so I’m looking forward to getting my copy in, oh, a year or so from now. :) Thanks for the heads up. I’m a new subscriber to your blog; it’s been very useful.

By: Chara

Chara — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 02:39:24 +0000

My husband and I had the supreme pleasure of getting to hear Ms. Kingsolver read fromt he first chapter of her book in December of 2005 as part of a fundraiser for Appalachian Sustainable Development. We have been waiting anxiously for it’s publication ever since. Listening to her for those few short hours was absolutely inspiring and enlightening. We’ve been doing our best to change our purchasing habits, and to be far more aware of where our food come from, ever since.

A few short months after hearing her speak I was having dinner with my sisters and was absolutely horrified when the waitress informed us that the fish special for the evening had actually been swimming in the waters off the coast of Hawaii less than 24 hours before- not something I ever would have thought twice about before.

Thanks for letting people know about this book- I’m looking forward to getting to read it myself!

By: stringy

stringy — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 02:21:23 +0000

Thanks – I saw your review at Treehugger but this one really sold it for me :)

By: Courtney

Courtney — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 00:38:01 +0000

Thanks for that review! I just reserved a copy at my library. (along with 8 other people:)