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Girly Drinks: A World History of Women and Alcohol by Mallory O'Meara
8 reviews
sarah984's review against another edition
informative
lighthearted
fast-paced
2.5
I thought this was an interesting concept, but it wound up being way too pop-history for me. Each chapter features a story about a specific woman (with varying levels of connection to alcohol culture, there were a couple extremely tenuous links that felt like "diversity hires" unfortunately) interspersed with buzzfeed listicle style writing about other things happening globally during that time period. The footnotes are not citations (there's a bibliography at the back, but specific facts aren't cited directly) they're just more unfunny "snark" and some of the chapters (especially the more modern years) feel uncomfortably preachy. Also acting like Hammurabi invented misogyny whole cloth is extremely silly.
The different types of alcohol and how they're made were interesting though.
The different types of alcohol and how they're made were interesting though.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol
Moderate: Alcoholism, Colonisation, Misogyny, Racism, and Rape
Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic
lindsayerin's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Sexism, and Misogyny
Moderate: Alcoholism
Minor: Sexual assault
kshertz's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
3.5
I learned a lot. I think I could actually join a trivia team and have a lot to contribute now. I think if you LOVE research and learning history, this book will be awesome for you. I love hearing about the womxn behind different alcohols. Lots of fun facts.
Content Warnings
Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, and Alcoholism
foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
5.0
What an engaging and informative exploration of the gendered history of alcohol consumption, production and distribution around the world. Loved the feminist bent of this book and the fun, colloquial way in which these stories are told. Absolutely would read more from this author!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Sexism, and Misogyny
khymihr's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol
Moderate: Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Sexism, and Alcoholism
kasey_reads's review against another edition
funny
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.75
It feels really silly to give a book 4.75 stars, so I'm going to get the one ding out of the way-- There were times when the amount of jumping around in places and various stories really pulled me out of it or made it hard to concentrate on one full story.
BUT THAT WAS MY ONLY ISSUE WITH THIS BOOK, OKAY??? It just had to be said, mostly because I could see how it would be really difficult for some readers to keep reading. BUT YOU SHOULD!!!!
Everything else about this book was PERFECTION. I even pulled out my girly (pink) highlighter to make notes of things that I know I'll need to come back to in the future. There were so many times I thought to myself "I can't believe I didn't know that," or "I wish I had known that," or (most commonly) "SOMEONE WRITE A WHOLE NOVEL ABOUT THIS WOMAN!!!!!"
Mallory O'Meara has such a cool, fresh, hilariously witty voice. This could have been a 3,000 page text book and I would have read every single word.
If you are a woman and you like alcohol you NEED to go pick up this book. Run- RUN to go get this book!! And read it with a Cosmo, Glass of Champagne, Dram of Scotch, or a nice Rum Drink.
In closing, I will now tell every man I encounter in every bar ever that he just ordered "a girly drink", especially if it's something "traditionally masculine."
BUT THAT WAS MY ONLY ISSUE WITH THIS BOOK, OKAY??? It just had to be said, mostly because I could see how it would be really difficult for some readers to keep reading. BUT YOU SHOULD!!!!
Everything else about this book was PERFECTION. I even pulled out my girly (pink) highlighter to make notes of things that I know I'll need to come back to in the future. There were so many times I thought to myself "I can't believe I didn't know that," or "I wish I had known that," or (most commonly) "SOMEONE WRITE A WHOLE NOVEL ABOUT THIS WOMAN!!!!!"
Mallory O'Meara has such a cool, fresh, hilariously witty voice. This could have been a 3,000 page text book and I would have read every single word.
If you are a woman and you like alcohol you NEED to go pick up this book. Run- RUN to go get this book!! And read it with a Cosmo, Glass of Champagne, Dram of Scotch, or a nice Rum Drink.
In closing, I will now tell every man I encounter in every bar ever that he just ordered "a girly drink", especially if it's something "traditionally masculine."
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism and Alcohol
Moderate: Alcoholism
Minor: Sexual violence
madzsmiled's review against another edition
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol
Moderate: Alcoholism
imstephtacular's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
4.0
This was a fascinating read! I received an early copy from the publisher and urge others to read this.
While it is dense with information, it’s thoughtful, funny, and informative. I learned so much and enjoyed the structure and content.
I will say it’s probably best enjoyed in small chunks because it is so heavy on info and can be enraging, but overall I had a great time reading
Cheers, Mallory!
While it is dense with information, it’s thoughtful, funny, and informative. I learned so much and enjoyed the structure and content.
I will say it’s probably best enjoyed in small chunks because it is so heavy on info and can be enraging, but overall I had a great time reading
Cheers, Mallory!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Misogyny, and Alcohol
Moderate: Biphobia, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, and Alcoholism
Minor: Transphobia
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