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A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage
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churrocaitie's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
3.25
This book was a doozy for me. I felt like sometimes Standage went on tangents in the first half of this book, and 3/4 of this book didn’t explain “a history of the world in 6 glasses”…it just explains what some of these drinks were at the time of its creation.
I was looking for more in-depth stories about the impact these drinks had on society, and I was a little disappointed. The last 2 drinks, tea and Coke, went the most in-depth, in my opinion, about its actual impact on trade, war, culture, etc.
I also felt we didn’t get into enough other worldviews on certain drinks…just wished there was more to this book, based on what I thought this was gonna be like. But glad I read it!
I was looking for more in-depth stories about the impact these drinks had on society, and I was a little disappointed. The last 2 drinks, tea and Coke, went the most in-depth, in my opinion, about its actual impact on trade, war, culture, etc.
I also felt we didn’t get into enough other worldviews on certain drinks…just wished there was more to this book, based on what I thought this was gonna be like. But glad I read it!
Content Warnings
Minor: Antisemitism, Drug use, Racism, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, Slavery, War, and Xenophobia
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