The End of Food: How the Food Industry is Destroying Our Food Supply--And What We Can Do About It

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The End of Food: How the Food Industry is Destroying Our Food Supply--And What We Can Do About It
by Thomas F. Pawlick
from Barricade Books

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• Not much new here, and poorly written to boot
  Pawlick's "The End of Food" reads more like an opinionated blog than a book. In fact, most of the research for content seems to have been done on the internet. If you already know the subject, it's just so-so for new information. But there are countless passages where the writing is just plain awful.
  Two examples: "Comparing [our commercial tomatoes] to what the Romans eat... was like comparing carbonated cat pee to a rich, foaming Guinness stout." And this: "...but in a population of millions upon... more info

• A difficult read
  Thomas Pawlick's "The End of Food" is not your beach book for the summer. Disarmingly frightening, Pawlick takes the reader from seed distribution to harvesting. The opening chapter is concerned with hard tomatoes and spirals down from there. I would think twice before eating my next chicken sandwich after reading this book.
  While many unknown facts are presented here, the author is determined to provide the reader with scary tidbits. His narrative is somewhat disjointed but because of the supremely... more info

• Must read
  This book is a must read for any one who is concerned about their own health or their family's. It explains in depth what is happening to our food supply, and the information provided is quite alarming. This book will change the way you look at both "fresh" and packaged food in this country. I was interested in buying natural and organic foods prior to reading this, but I think now I will be a bit more religious with my organic purchases. I urge everyone to read this book, become informed, and then decide... more info

• Good primer, but nothing new for those well-versed in the subject
  The Canadian perspective is interesting, but for those who have already read books like Fast Food Nation, Omnivore's Dilemma, etc., and who keep up on food issues, the book is nothing new. However, the chapter on loss of vitamin content in foods over the years was very interesting and helpful.

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