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jilly1130's review against another edition
slow-paced
4.0
Loved author's voice while telling the story. The best kind of history narrator.
ginalyn's review
informative
medium-paced
3.5
I love the idea of this book. I think the content of the history of women drinking is amazing. I like that there are women of every race and background mention. I think there were historical women not made the chapter titles that should have been but a white European woman was chosen (which may have been due to information availability but it seemed like there was plenty as those women’s stories were told). I liked some of the narrative structure used but felt it left out in some places. I wish there had been more time place markers to give a little more indication where and when you are. The constant movement between stories and jumps back made it a confusing a lot of times when a short ´Back in England that sad year of 1999´ could have possibly helped. That is from me reading the audiobook however. It would have most likely been easier to follow on page.
notanniewarren's review against another edition
funny
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
4.0
I really enjoyed this book. I learned so much from it about the history of women and alcohol - who knew that women had been so heavily involved in the production of alcohol for thousands of years!? I also thought it was structured really well and gave a really wide-reaching overview of the history of alcohol across time and across the world, as well as 'zooming in' on individual women almost as case studies. I'm sure it's a starter pack and that there's loads more to learn that's beyond the scope of the book but it definitely opened my eyes. Plus, it was well written - light-hearted, funny and entertaining whilst also being very informative. I listened to this on audio and it worked really well for me because each chapter was very podcast-like.
hewlettelaine's review against another edition
5.0
Absolutely adored this book. An unabashedly feminist history of alcohol making and drinking around the globe. Very funny and absolutely fascinating!