The Omnivore’s Dilemma

The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
by Michael Pollan

“What should we eat?” This is the Omnivore’s Dilemma. The first section of the book is interesting if a bit meladramatic, but the middle of the book (Polyface Farm) makes it worth reading. The account of the workings of a “beyond organic” farm is intriguing and inspiring, and the contrast with the “big organic” industry is striking. The last part of the book, in which the author goes hunting with European friends in California, is the height of silly melodrama. I recommend considering the book finished after the “big organic” meal, the last chapters are torture.