Lean Reviews
A review site for conservative, libertarian, center-right readers. We'll tell you what's good, what's bad, what's so-so, and what you'll like even if you have to stumble past liberal tropes to get to a good story
Movie: Food, Inc.
By Allie Duzett Eric Schlosser’s documentary Food, Inc. (2008) presents an intriguing, disturbing, compelling look at America’s food industries and how they both affect and are affected by consumers. However, … Continue reading
Movie: 2016: Obama’s America
By Allie Duzett If you do nothing else this weekend, go see Dinesh D’Souza’s 2016: Obama’s America (2012) while it’s still in theaters. Liberal or conservative, an open-minded person will … Continue reading
Nonfiction: In Defense of Food
By Allie Duzett Michael Pollan’s In Defense of Food (2008) is a quick and fascinating read. Though the book is just over 200 pages, the fast-paced book is highly informative. … Continue reading
Nonfiction: The Talent Code
By Allie Duzett Have you ever wondered what makes some people great, and leaves others merely mediocre? Have you ever wished you could do something, but abandoned it because you … Continue reading
Nonfiction: Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
By Allie Duzett When my baby boy was diagnosed with peanut, dairy, egg and soy allergies, I knew my days of carefree eating was over. As I tried to figure … Continue reading
Young Adult Fiction: Divergent
By Allie Duzett Veronica Roth’s novel Divergent (2012) is yet another YA dystopian novel set in a future USA. In the novel, a war left America destroyed, and the survivors … Continue reading
Young Adult Fiction: The Amaranth Enchantment
By Allie Duzett Make no mistake: Julie Berry’s The Amaranth Enchantment (2010) is unique. Think Cinderella, but with aliens and a goat that thinks it’s a dog. Orphan Lucinda Chapdelaine … Continue reading
Movie: The Dark Knight Rises
First off, for those of you who have not yet seen what is perhaps the biggest movie of the year The Dark Knight Rises , stop here. SPOILERS AHEAD. Now … Continue reading
Young Adult Fiction: Wither
By Allie Duzett Lauren DeStefano’s debut novel, Wither (2011), takes place in a future United States that has seen almost unimaginable catastrophe: a third world war appears to have destroyed … Continue reading
Young Adult Fiction: Matched
By Allie Duzett Matched by Ally Condie (2010) is a New York Times bestselling young adult dystopian novel Entertainment Weekly called “the hottest YA title to hit bookstores since The … Continue reading
