Fifty-Two Sunday Dinners vs Tomatoland: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Cooking
Fifty-Two Sunday Dinners
Years ago nothing but butter or lard were used for shortening and frying; to-day the visible supply of these two products is insufficient to supply the demand, taking into consideration the amount of butter required for…
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Tomatoland
Investigative food journalist Barry Estabrook reveals the huge human and environmental cost of the $5 billion fresh tomato industry and the price we pay as a society when we take taste and thought out of our food…
The verdict
- Fifty-Two Sunday Dinners is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 4 for Tomatoland.
- Tomatoland runs the darker storyline; Fifty-Two Sunday Dinners stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Fifty-Two Sunday Dinners | Tomatoland | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.0 (4633) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.2 (5) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (83) |
Reception
| Fifty-Two Sunday Dinners | Tomatoland | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | — | 4633 |
| Editions | 20 | 10 |
| Want to read | — | 8064 |
| Reading it now | — | 284 |
| Written reviews | — | 630 |
| Pages | 114 | 238 |