The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four MealsModern · Nonfiction, Food, Science
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
2006 · 450 pages · Nonfiction
65
Modern
★ 4.19 on Goodreads · 213K ratings
≈ 11 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
NBCC Award (Nonfiction) finalist (2006). On the Guardian 100 Best Books of the 21st Century list. 4.19★ from 213K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
65Must-Read Score
- Critics52 out of 100 · counts 35%+21
- Readers78 out of 100 · counts 50%+44
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Where it ranks
- #14 of the 100 science and ideas books we rank
- #47 of the 318 modern books we rank
- #149 of the 1,344 books we rank
Shortlisted
- NBCC Award (Nonfiction) finalist (2006)
On the lists
- Guardian 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
Reads as
True story, Thought-provoking
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