I’d like to believe humanity is synonymous with progress; despite occasional periods of social regression, each passing decade brings us closer to a fairer and more equitable society. Time and time again, we’ve learned that we mustn’t let aging arouse a blinding fear of change that distracts us…

A mix of Upton Sinclair’s “The Jungle,” cultural voyeurism, seduction narrative (with modern twists) and epistolary novel absorbing mediums across time and types, Ruth Ozeki’s “My Year of Meats” is indeed thought-provoking in both form and content. My Year of Meats follows the journey of Jane Takagi-Little, a…