Books 8 - 11

Most recently finished The Ethics of What We Eat, and found it strikingly similar to The Food Revolution, written by John Robbins. A lot of pro-vegan anti-animal based and factory farms, but it was different than Robbins' book because it advocated meat consumption if it the meat was consumed in a 100% sustainable/ethical way. Lots of good scientific facts, biased but in a good way, I'd say. Profiles three American families: conventional/Wal-Mart/middle-American southern family with a meat-based diet, a CT family with half veg/half omni household that buys organic and supposedly sustainable meat products, and a vegan family in the middle of Kansas, the obvious stars of the bunch. Was not overly enlightening to me but I'd like to shove this book into America's hands.

Prior to that was Huxley's Island, which I have been reading bits of for about two months amidst school work, finally finishing after I came back to Connecticut (brb stealing UVM library books). Found it very similar to Brave New World but it was still enjoyable, took everything that Huxley found wrong with the modern world (as of press) and started anew without any of those things on the island of Pala. Better utopian culture than the one that is presnted in BNW I thinks.

I read The Fall by Albert Camus very very quickly in the midst of studying and homework and honestly do not remember what it was about at this time. will probably reread later this year, oops.

The Cheating Culture by David Callahan was very very great, I was very pleased to be assigned this book for my sociology class this semester. Very interesting and depressing look into how awful American culture has become in all sectors, and how we are on our way to turning into a Brasil-like country where the gap between the rich and poor is unsurpassable. Would recommend this book to all MBA students, srsly.

For my philosophy class this semester I read about half of Descartes' Discourse and Meditations, and about 8/10 of Hume's Inquiry Concerning Human Understanding, both of which were v dense but interesting. Might decided to count the two together as a full book. Reading some Evelyn Waugh and Vonnegut next, woo!