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Post by ian on Jun 1, 2010 20:55:28 GMT
Now, I've read this and enjoyed it. The revelation early in the story of just what animals they were slaughtering effectively made the book impossible to put down. There is though just one thing that does puzzle me and it is more to do with other folks reactions over the content. For those of you who have read it, will have seen the painfully close parallels between it and the meat industry as a whole. From cow to quarterpounder in five easy steps, with each step described in great detail - and that is what puzzles me.
These people who have read and reviewed Meat seem to be unaware about just how those pork sausages, value burgers and beef mince ended up being on the supermarket shelves. Why is that?
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Post by Dreadlocksmile on Jun 1, 2010 21:15:43 GMT
Hmmmm...I haven't read Jospeph D'Lacey's novel 'Meat'...however, it does sound like the ideas and principles behind it are quite similar to Ian Watson's novel of the same name: I read Watson's 'Meat' years ago and remember it being a very bizarre and confused tale.
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Post by ian on Jun 2, 2010 8:45:15 GMT
Can you remind me of the tale DLS?
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Post by Dreadlocksmile on Jun 2, 2010 12:29:39 GMT
Can you remind me of the tale DLS? TBH...not really. I just rememeber that a lot of the ideas behind the storyline were based on the slaughter and supermarket meat business. I've got it somewhere up in the attic, so next time I'm up there I'll get it down and give it a skimming over to refresh the old grey-cells. I'll then get back to you on it.
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Post by bec on Jun 16, 2010 8:26:15 GMT
I enjoyed reading Meat (the Joseph d'Lacey one). Apparently a movie is being made, but I don't think I could watch it.
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Post by ian on Jun 16, 2010 8:52:19 GMT
I didn't know that. I'm looking forward to seeing the visuals for the 'cows'
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