The cover and the summary made me curious about the content and I hoped for much new information about being vegan or becoming a vegan. In the end, I learned that I am apparently a flexitarian and that there is no “perfect vegan”. This book is interesting to read, no doubt, but some things still sound very complicated. Too complicated…
Ganz Entspannt Vegan*
by Carina WohllebenPublisher Ludwig on June 20, 2022
Genre Nonfiction
Pages 223
Format Paperback
Source Ludwig
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✶✶✶½
Diverse, sustainable, healthy – and not difficult at all!"I couldn't live vegan" - Carina Wohlleben shows that it's not as difficult as many believe - and certainly not monotonous. She lives vegan herself and is a certified vegan nutritionist. She now shares her knowledge and her very personal experiences with everyone who is wondering how to get started with a vegan diet. Carina Wohlleben talks about her vegan everyday life, presents her personal basics, and clears up the common prejudices about vegan nutrition. All this without pointing fingers at others because there is no such thing as a "perfect vegan". Every step counts, no matter how insignificant it may seem to you.
Style
In a relaxed, almost jolly tone, the author shares many anecdotes from her childhood and her life as an adult and mother. She tells openly why she switched to a vegan lifestyle and how she gradually integrated it into her everyday life. Talks about the often unexpected and sometimes unpleasant challenges and how she deals with them. The language and tone of voice are always friendly and easy to read. Well, one or the other repetition of information was unnecessary in my opinion, and it also didn't have to be that she called a person by name just to underline a point in the book's content where she otherwise avoided it. That had an unpleasant aftertaste.
Even when it came to dietary supplements, she couldn't really convince me. As much as I liked the entertaining style, at some points, it got too complicated or sounded very awkward.
Conclusion
Carina Wohlleben couldn't really convince me with this book. No question, it is pleasant to read and one or the other new piece of information was included for me. Nevertheless, some things in this non-fiction book sound complicated and some of the author's anecdotes sound anything but relaxed and easy. If you haven't read anything on this topic yet, you're sure to find out a lot of interesting and new things here. Personally, I expected a little more from the book.
Happy reading
*This book was kindly provided to me by Ludwig in exchange for an honest and unbiased review. Thank you. The title was, at the time this review was published, only available in the German language.
Deutsche Rezension
Stil
Im lockeren, ja fast schon vergnüglichen Tonfall gibt die Autorin so manche Anekdote aus ihrer Kindheit und ihrem Leben als Erwachsene und Mutter zum Besten. Sie erzählt dabei offen, warum sie zum veganen Lebensstil wechselte und wie sie diesen nach und nach in ihren Alltag integrierte. Spricht von den oft unerwarteten und manchmal auch unangenehmen Herausforderungen und wie sie damit umgeht. Dabei bleibt sie sprachlich und vom Tonfall her immer freundlich und einfach zu lesen. Gut, die eine oder andere Informationswiederholung war in meinen Augen unnötig, und es hätte auch nicht sein müssen, dass sie eine Person beim Namen nannte, nur um einen Punkt vom Buchinhalt zu unterstreichen, wo sie das ansonsten vermied. Das hatte einen unguten Beigeschmack.
Auch beim Thema Nahrungsergänzungsmittel konnte sie mich nicht wirklich überzeugen. So sehr mir der unterhaltsame Stil auch gefiel, an einigen Stellen wurde es doch zu kompliziert bzw klang es sehr umständlich.
Resultat
So ganz überzeugen konnte mich Carina Wohlleben mit diesem Buch nicht. Keine Frage, es ist angenehm zu lesen und die eine oder andere neue Information war für mich auch dabei. Trotzdem klingt so einiges in diesem Sachbuch kompliziert und so manche Anekdote der Autorin alles andere als entspannt und einfach. Wer noch keinerlei Lektüre zu diesem Thema gelesen hat, der erfährt hier mit Sicherheit eine Menge Wissenswertes und Neues. Ich persönlich habe mir von dem Buch jedoch etwas mehr erwartet.
Carina Wohlleben
Carina Wohlleben, born in 1991 in Adenau (Eifel), studied geography as well as nature conservation and landscape ecology in Bonn and has been a partner in the Forest Academy founded by her father since 2017. In 2021 she completed further training as a vegan nutritionist and has since been offering nutritional advice, vegan cooking courses, and online courses. She shares her experiences and recipes with a growing number of followers on Instagram (@vegan.wohl.leben). Carina Wohlleben lives with her husband and their two children in the Sauerland.
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