Customer Reviews:
 Great book January 7, 2008
Well-written book, a sobering look at what the world eats, and a wake-up call for better nutrition for most of the "developed" world.
Hungry Planet - Excellent! November 2, 2007
I used this book as a teaching tool to introduce my middle school students to learning about how people in other parts of the world live. They fought over it! Excellent information, pictures, graphics.
 Great to read on the train October 29, 2007
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I saw all the great reviews for this and decided to buy this because I had some extra money. It didn't disappoint. The photos were beautiful, of course, and the stories were interesting.
There was more text than I expected but I guess it was needed to truly bring out each family's story and show the human condition.
Besides the train, I also recommend reading it in front of a nice, cozy fire.
An exceptional book September 18, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If there is only one universal human experience, it's food. And this book puts it all in perspective by showing in photographs, essays, and charts what people eat around the world. The differences can be astonishing (how can an entire family survive on so little, in one case, or, how tidy all those little packages look in another -- do they eat anything fresh?). The off-the-cuff statements by some of the subjects are very insightful, such as the woman who says when she wants a sweet, which is rare, she goes and eats a banana. This book truly communicates something unique about the people with whom we share our world.
Fascinating September 4, 2007
I heard about this book about 3 months ago as it was featured in Time Magazine. I only wish I picked it sooner because it is fascinating. My 7-year old enjoyed discussing the finer points of eating in the United States. She thought it was shocking that people in the world eat starfish, guinea pigs and bugs. On the other hand, when we discussed our eating of beef and realized that a Hindu in India would never do that; the world seemed to get a little smaller. The discussions about culture and food are so interesting.
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