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Jeana | 2/19/2014
" I enjoyed reading this. It wasn't an all out page turner, as it took me some time to get through, but I enjoyed it. Yummy Fuller ran away at fourteen and now, twenty-six years later, she returns home as a single mom to three kids. I was only slightly sympathetic to her. She sort of made her own bed in her very poor choices, even if she was somewhat driven to them by her fundamentalist family. Growing up in Idaho would be rough on anyone. Regardless, she spends too much time blaming everyone else for her problems. Maybe I've just grown up too much to feel sorry for a fourteen year old runaway. :) "
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Melanie | 1/26/2014
" It was ok. Over long at times, but ended well, all nice and tied up in a bow. Just like I like 'em! "
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Debbie | 1/19/2014
" My year of Meats was such a great book... not preachy, but thought-provoking through the story. This book was a finger-wagging-you-better-listen-to-me-or -else. It wasn't a good story. But I highly recommend My Year of Meats by this author. "
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Helen | 1/12/2014
" This book was incredibly slow. I would have quit reading, if it wasn't this month's pick by my book club. "
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Laura Mazzola | 1/10/2014
" An interesting look at genetically modified farming and a story to go along with it. "
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Gitana | 11/19/2013
" I really like this Author, heartwarming story, fun characters. "
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Lael | 11/15/2013
" An entertaining, unique little tale. I would have given it 4 stars, but one of the main characters started grating on my nerves a bit towards the end. Still worth a read. "
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Adonna | 11/11/2013
" Not as good as My Year of Meats, but it still contains very interesting/controversial information about GMOs or GE foods. I just had a hard time empathizing with, or even liking the main character. "
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Lindsey | 10/17/2013
" Super informative, but kind of boring. It is worth reading if you are at all interested in genetically engineered food/plants. "
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Adina | 9/24/2013
" entertaining complex story. makes you want to eat organic. "
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Erin | 8/16/2013
" Made me laugh and want to hop in a biodiesel bus and fight against GMO monster. "
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Elizabeth | 6/5/2013
" Funny, frigtening, generally a great read! "
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Tori | 2/14/2013
" This book was odd, but I couldn't stop reading it. The main characters are a train wreck in themselves but the story was well developed with an interesting ending. "
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Amy Baldwin | 2/6/2013
" I never could finish this one. Disappointing after "My Year of Meats." "
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Maddy | 11/19/2012
" The kind of thing that should be up my alley - but for some reason I found it bland and preachy. I think I read it on the way to Yellowstone Park for my undergrad research. If you want to be educated about food system issues, read your Michael Pollan and skip this. "
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Greta Roussos | 9/15/2012
" Less preaching and more humor would have helped put this story on par with her "Year of Meats" story. Oh well, her themes can all be original, I guess & maybe I'm too picky or both. "
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Mark | 7/31/2012
" Also one of my favorite books. It's funny, human, touching. I liked her first book too (My Year of Meats), and I think it's an improvement over that one. "
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Pat | 1/9/2012
" Listende of Ipod. Great reader and interesting book. "
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Ginnie | 12/11/2011
" Could hardly put this one down. "
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Holly | 12/3/2011
" My Year of Meats was flashier, more media saturated & had more laugh-out-loud moments. But this second novel had characters I missed the day after I finished the book. "
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Anne Walbridge | 2/28/2011
" This didn't quite rock my world, but it did make me look at potatoes in a different light. From what I've heard, Ozeki's My Year of Meats is a better pick. "
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Lisa | 2/6/2011
" So far, interesting and the author keeps the multiple story lines moving. Still, doesn't make me want to go to Idaho. Or eat most produce.
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Kelly | 1/31/2011
" I had high hopes at the beginning, but the author lost me at about a quarter of the way into the book.
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Holly | 11/29/2010
" My Year of Meats was flashier, more media saturated & had more laugh-out-loud moments. But this second novel had characters I missed the day after I finished the book.
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Ink Muncher | 9/12/2010
" I loved My Year of Meats and this is one is standing by.
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Scottie | 9/6/2010
" Reminiscent of The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey.
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Stacy | 7/8/2010
" Enjoyed this book and learned a little at the same time.
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Marion | 4/20/2010
" recommend to the right people. not everyone would like it due to subplot of potato engineering
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Cheryl in CC NV | 3/26/2010
" Who would have predicted that interactions between modern hippie activists against genetic engineering and other food abuses, and salt-of-the-earth Idaho potato producers, would lead to a meeting of the minds? I absolutely loved this book and all its rich characters.
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Julie | 2/26/2010
" OK. Dreary at times. Dragged on too long.
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Caroline | 2/11/2010
" Very satisfying, complex, lots of characters intertwining...this book really shows Ozeki growing up as a writer. There's a lot of near-preaching in this, but the characters are strong enough that it's still delightful to read. If you are a hippie gardener, it's absolutely entrancing.
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