Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
The Bloodless Revolution
Tristram Stuart · 2007
83/100
👍 Worth It
Tristram Stuart uncovers genuinely surprising history — that Western vegetarianism was largely seeded by European fascination with Hindu dietary practice — and tells it with wit and deep archival research. The New Yorker and Kirkus praise is well-earned. It's misfiled as Children's in the catalog, which it absolutely is not, but as adult cultural history it's a pleasure for curious readers.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety88
substance88
craft84
originality86
accuracy87
hype80
age-fit72
human-eye85
Penny’s verdict83
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