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gracefullypunk's review against another edition
4.0
I'd like to give it 4.5 stars; unfortunately, this is not an option. This book is an engaging, quick read, and particularly fascinating to people interested in international affairs, Central America, and food policy. Although I knew much of what had gone on in terms of CAm and bananas, I learned quite a bit about bananas around the world, the varieties, how they spread, and what might be done to keep them around. And who knows--if the solution offered at the end of the book comes into play, I might actually eat bananas again. Yes, I read a book about a fruit I don't even eat. And I enjoyed it quite a bit.
frenchfrybri's review against another edition
3.0
this book was bananas! it was really broad and honestly i would’ve read a longer book with a lot more details and it seemed like the author had the info to make a big chonk of book but didn’t. very interesting and i learned why i have always hated bananas growing up in north america but enjoyed eating them when i was in kenya haha
jerbil's review against another edition
4.0
Shocked by how intricate and complex the history behind this fruit is. Something we take for granted has caused so much pain, even lead to deaths, and has been the life’s work of so many and haunted so many researchers.
tiarala's review against another edition
4.0
The threat he predicted in 2008 is here. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/08/banana-fungus-latin-america-threatening-future/
Slogged through a little, but mostly a great and engrossing read. If you enjoyed Salt, you'll probably like this one too.
Slogged through a little, but mostly a great and engrossing read. If you enjoyed Salt, you'll probably like this one too.
dobbydoo22's review against another edition
5.0
Koeppel manages to cover a lot of ground in a fairly quick read while keeping the narrative extremely engaging. The facts here are eye-opening, too. I'd definitely recommend this one to anyone with an interest in history, economics, food production, genetics, biology, or just bananas (of course).
smashton12's review against another edition
3.0
This book was a lot more interesting than I thought it would be. I had no idea how rich, tumultuous and blood-soaked the history of the banana is. It's interesting to see where the future of the banana lies, according to the author. This was definitely thought provoking.