My Year of Meat

Ruth L Ozeki

Based on a very clever premise, the book is effectively vegetarian propaganda. A half-American, half-Japanese woman is taken on by a Japanese television company to assist in the making of a series of programmes (sponsored by a Japanese beef company) intended to increase Japanese consumption of dead cattle. The programmes will show American women cooking (beef) for their husbands.

As the protagonist rises to the rank of Director she starts introducing more radical elements into the programmes, moving from the intended 'rednecked cowboys and their wives' to '2 lesbian vegetarians.'

Andrew did not feel interested in what happened to the characters, some of whom were caricatures. He concluded 'Not bad, half a recommendation.'
Andrew 6/12/98

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