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Author Jonathan Safran Foer's book, "Eating Animals," shines a harsh light on the meat industry and our consumption of animals and though an uncomfortable subject, praise for it has poured in as have fans. The author of this thought-provoking investigative work, a NY Times bestseller, gives a 7:30 p.m. talk at Fairfield's Roger Ludlowe Middle School on March 10. He'll describe how the book came to be and its impact. At the end of last year, "Eating Animals" was chosen from among 38 books as Fairfield and Pequot Libraries' selection for the national program, "One book, One Town" in which town residents read the same work.One conclusion Foer comes to in "Eating Animals," is the paradox of our appetites. Thanksgiving, with the slaughter of millions of turkeys for one meal, is, of course, a particular case in point. He writes," ... what we do to living turkeys is just about as bad as anything humans have ever done to any animal. Yet what we do with their dead bodies can feel so powerfully good and right." Though this book is Foer's first non-fiction work, he looks at his subject through a wide angle lens, considering many aspects of the issues he presents and allowing many voices to speak. In its praise, The DallasNews.com highlights Foer's ability to assess the many results of our consumption of animals. Its review says, "It must be said without pun that in his first nonfiction foray he has bitten off a great deal, inviting serious debate over troubling questions of morality, biology, culture, environmental stewardship and much more."
Whatever your point of view, you'll want to join Foer for a community conversation on March 10 on a subject that is deeply felt on all sides. His talk is free. For more information, visit the Library's website.
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