Blogs about: My Year Of Meats
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What's for dinner?
I have always been a little choosy about what food I eat. I was raised almost entirely on Italian cooking – few ingredients, simple dishes, eaten when foods are in season – but I am Americ… more →
Follow That Elephant!
Ignorance and Playing Dumb
nan wrote 6 months ago: I would like to think of my “ignorance” less as a personal failing and more as a massive … more →
What's for dinner?
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superkimbo wrote 1 year ago: I have always been a little choosy about what food I eat. I was raised almost entirely on Italian co … more →
The Blue Death Selected as 2008-09 WSU Common Book
J Paul Johnson wrote 1 year ago: Winona State’s Common Book Project announces its selection for 2008-09: Dr. Robert Morris’s Th … more →
Ruth Ozeki is multi-talented
hjm05 wrote 1 year ago: It often happens that when one enjoys the work of someone else, they come to find th … more →
The Influence of Ruth Ozeki, in Person
sallywinona wrote 1 year ago: I was intrigued by the philosophies of Aristotle, but then found out he was fiercely sexist: I now d … more →
Cultural blending and sumo wrestling
hjm05 wrote 1 year ago: In her novel My Year of Meats, Ruth Ozeki clearly supports the blending of cultures as evidenced by … more →
Parallels of Protagonists: Super Size Me and My Year of Meats
sallywinona wrote 1 year ago: Morgan Spurlock becomes the subject of his own documentary, Super Size Me, in which he c … more →
Be careful who you trust
hjm05 wrote 1 year ago: One aspect of Ozeki’s novel that I found particularly interesting was its treatment … more →
My Year of Meats Movies Series Begins Monday, Feb. 18
J Paul Johnson wrote 1 year ago: WSU’s 2007-08 Common Book Selection raises questions about food consumption and production as well a … more →
Food and Culture in My Year of Meats
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jlcase4193 wrote 1 year ago: Ruth Ozeki’s My Year of Meats provides a thought-provoking depiction of the relationship between foo … more →
My Year of Meats Sizzles
motivatedcollegestudent wrote 1 year ago: When I first heard of My Year of Meats, I was honestly skeptical about the whole idea. How could an … more →
Sexual Abuse in My Year of Meats
sallywinona wrote 1 year ago: Ruth Ozeki’s novel, My Year of Meats, integrates a number of important issues, relevant to today’s s … more →
Political and Personal
hollyt wrote 2 years ago: If Ruth Ozeki is an engaging author in print, she is even more so in person. Her ability to connect … more →
Sumo and Japanese Culture
hollyt wrote 2 years ago: From an uneducated perspective, Sumo wrestling may just seem like two fat, barely dresse … more →
It is through "journaling that your mind learns to trust you." -Ruth Ozeki
callie9 wrote 2 years ago: Perhaps the most intriguing and inspiring aspect about Ruth Ozeki is not her ability to write, nor h … more →
Autobiography and My Year of Meats
jlcase4193 wrote 2 years ago: As an amateur writer still exploring the boundaries that divide fiction and nonfiction, I appreciate … more →
Gourmet Cutlets
luyensan wrote 2 years ago: The “Gourmet Cutlets” of the My Year of Meats Movie Series went better than I expected it to, thanks … more →
World War II and "Time of Fear"
khammes3537 wrote 2 years ago: A few days ago I presented a documentary called Time of Fear as part of the WSU common book series. … more →
Fictional Documentaries
jlcase4193 wrote 2 years ago: Halfway through Halving the Bones, Ruth Ozeki tells her audience that she has been lying to them. H … more →
