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# [Book Notes: The Secret Life of Groceries](https://blog.rayberger.org/the-secret-life-of-groceries?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

I recently finished reading The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket by Benjamin Lorr (link). I learned about the book from a review by Nick Summers published in The New York Times. The book was a rollercoaster of st...

Dec 6, 2020 · 22 min read · blog.rayberger.org  
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[Laura Reu](https://hashnode.com/@Laurali99)

[Sep 3, 2024](https://hashnode.com/posts/the-secret-life-of-groceries/5fcd42fbf4006d0b1bedfda8/comment/66d65aaf34779ed3f7c590b7)

Thank you for this summary! I found the author to be off-putting, but still wanted the main insights. Appreciate that you did this!

[Ray Berger](https://hashnode.com/@raybb)

[Sep 3, 2024](https://hashnode.com/posts/the-secret-life-of-groceries/5fcd42fbf4006d0b1bedfda8/comment/66d65aaf34779ed3f7c590b7#reply-66d65b556f185ba24babfa19)

I appreciate the kind words. What brought you to consider this book? What was off-putting about the author (it's been a while since I read it so don't remember the tone well).

[Laura Reu](https://hashnode.com/@Laurali99)

[Sep 3, 2024](https://hashnode.com/posts/the-secret-life-of-groceries/5fcd42fbf4006d0b1bedfda8/comment/66d65aaf34779ed3f7c590b7#reply-66d66127789ec96316aa26a8)

He described the trucker he was interviewing in really negative ways - seemed disrespectful to include personal appearance of a person you requested to interview. Given some of the things listed in your notes, there may have been more to the encounter later on. It also meandered- so your main points are helpful. [Ray Berger](https://hashnode.com/@raybb)