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Girl Hunter: Revolutionizing The Way We Eat, One Hunt At A Time (2011)

by Georgia Pellegrini(Favorite Author)

3.27 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0738214663 (ISBN13: 9780738214665)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Da Capo Lifelong Books

review 1: This book is not for the vegan, but then again perhaps it should be. As she says in the book, there is something inherently human about hunting your own food and coming to full understanding of where the food on your plate comes from. Unlike the author I was almost born with a gun in my hands. Both my father and my mother taught me to hunt and shoot as soon as I was able to hold the gun up myself. The author comes to this realization later in life and fully embraces it. She finally understands the religion of the woods and how the meat you harvest yourself tastes so much better than anything you buy in a store. I can't wait to get back in the stand and try her venison recipes as soon as this winter's meat finds it's way to my kitchen cutting b... moreoard.
review 2: I must admit, I saw this lady featured on daytime television while I was nursing my baby so the hopes were not that high -- and they were just about matched. Although if Pellegrini was my friend or acquaintance I'd probably think she was a pretty cool lady. The premise -- I quit my Wall Street job to become a chef, and quit my chef job to go hunting for different stuff, was a good one. Unfortunately, her version of hunting was closest to the English nobility type of high-class hunting that... is not really all that down and dirty. Pheasants, wild boars, elk, etc -- can we please just go out, shoot some whitetail deer, go back to the cabin and call it a day? No, there have to be snifters of brandy and quaint country inns and crystal goblets and all of that stuff. I am not really exaggerating. That said, she does do an awful lot of skinning and plucking and messy stuff too. Killing a pig by hand? Ok! Another complaint - her writing is sooooo flowery. So many descriptions of moons and trees and smells that don't amount to much. But! It's really a unique book, and I do really admire her project and that she's pretty serious about it, and about sharing it with other people. Three stars for perfectly pleasant, good breast-feeding read. Basically, that's my criteria these days. :P less

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