PUT THIS MAN IN JAIL

This is a surprisingly quick read. It's so engaging, and it has short chapters.

The applicants, the cot, the wife. Marcos is dealing with a lot of shit, on top of this entire industry.

I was just wondering, why is everyone in this society (in the book) so extremely obsessed with meat? Or does it just seem so, because obv everything is about meat and from Marcos' POV? Even though it's clear from the beginning, that the transition was very much fuelled by big business interests etc., so a lot of money backing it up, wouldn't a lot of people still prefer to just manage without cannibalism? Or is the speed of the "transition", or rather the sudden unavailability of meat the important point? Since obviously it takes time to produce enough plant based protein for everyone (less space though). And then once the society was transitioning, everyone became so accustomed (and everything became so totalitarian) that they couldn't imagine otherwise? Just some thoughts I had abt the premise / backbone of this book. Feel free to give other viewpoints! It's so interesting to analyze this tbh.

I never thought I'd be enjoying a book with this theme so much. The way in which it is written is of such a beautiful, yet quiet, violence that somehow feels very, very big and present throughout. And it's a lot to think about as well... One thing's for sure, I'm curious about other works of the author.

ooookay until this point I was a little ambivalent about our main character, he seemed mostly disgusted at the current state of the world, if a little desensitized, which makes sense if you're working in the industry I guess. But "there was something about her he'd like to break" 🙄🙄 this is going somewhere else and I'm not going to like it

I find this horrific, repulsive, and yet I can't stop reading it.

The language used is so carefully crafted, and delicately balanced. It skirts around the reality just so, and it allows people to do what we do best, rationalize the gross things away.

Also, I kinda get Winston vibes from Marcos. Not the incel vibes, but the "something is fucked up but what can I do" sorta vibe.

tangent-but the people ordering brains and universities saying it’s okay is so insane…people are giving themselves PRIONS

maybe i’m too dumb but i don’t get why so many of you are literally obsessed with this… for me it was just mid 😞

I loooove starting several different discussion threads for different themes when I finish a book (as opposed to one big review), but I’m wondering how best to add it on discussion forums. Should it be “read along 100%” or just non-read-along type post? Where would you guys go looking for post read discussion thoughts?

I'm curious if people have little habits they have when they read books. Like for example, I used to always read the first and last sentences of a book before I would read. I eventually stopped as I had something spoiled for me (I had it coming). Also, when I buy a book, I already pick out a bookmark of my extensively large bookmark collection to match the book.