Hungry

This is not your typical. If you are looking for food or diet recipes, you will not want to read this. You still should anyway because it is filled with food statistics and the foodie craze. Some of the insights and point of view of author was quite funny, although that wasn't the main point of the book. I don't know how research she did for this book or it was all by experiences as foodie, but it was detailed.

There were some early pages about certain ages spending more money on expensive than they could afford, and this was repeated a few times throughout; a little off putting. I just had to remind myself that most of these experiences and opinions were her own that she was trying to share. All in all, a decent about what it means to be a foodie.

Thanks to NetGalley, Eve Turow-Paul and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an review. The opinions of this review are all my own.

Hungry is not your typical food book, exploring how foodie culture reflects the current cultural norms and technological innovation. I found all of the research in this book fascinating, as well as the connections the author was able to make between our increasing reliance on technology for connection and the ways they explain our behaviors and trends, from mukbangs, food influencers, foodie culture, food delivery apps, increasing rates of veganism, and more.

I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in social science, or who wants to gain insight into how our relationship to food is changing in the post-modern era.

I am very impressed with this book. There was a LOT of content within its pages, causing much-needed reflection on important topics that surrounds us in the 21st century. Upon first impression, I thought this book was JUST going to talk about food trends, food sourcing, etc. While this book does a great job touching upon those subjects, it digs much deeper than that. "Hungry" looks at the human behavior behind trends (such as foodie culture, Instagramming, digital life, etc) and how Eve constructs educated theories behind these drives based on loads and loads of academic studies and credible/relevant sources.

This book did an excellent job of organizing its content around Maslow's hierarchy of needs. By drawing the Maslow-Food behavior parallel throughout her book, it, in turn, helped me organize my thoughts and emotions about the book's content. Also, Eve has an excellent talent in her writing, where she expertly balances between factual reporting and journalistic storytelling. Not only that, but Eve amazed me by blending 2 fields of study (food/nutrition and psychology) together in such a cohesive way. Kudos!

You do not have to be an expert in food culture (trust me, I am not) to get lost in this book. This book covers a wide array of professions, subjects, and interests to satisfy the reader's taste. Give it a try and you won't be disappointed!

LOVED this. It gave great insight into our increasing obsession with food and how we portrait it. Definitely seek this out if you love food and food culture.