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A review by ghada_mohammed
Potato by Rebecca Earle
informative
3.0
In Rebecca Earle's Potato, the beloved root vegetable is a muse for artists and poets, a thorn in the side of capitalist hierarchy, the poster child of early public health campaigns, a tax evader, and according to the FAO, the ideal crop to provide food security in the developing world. Starting from their alleged birthplace in the South American Andes, the book recounts how potatoes came to be one of the most consumed crops worldwide.
I randomly picked this for a StoryGraph challenge. Otherwise, I don't think that I could have had the heart to get through it. I couldn't recognise any order or structure; the text seemed to oscillate randomly between several unrelated subjects including but not limited to history, art, politics, and the author's family legacy. This is just my opinion, but I would have liked it more had it stuck exclusively to the historical and social aspects.
I randomly picked this for a StoryGraph challenge. Otherwise, I don't think that I could have had the heart to get through it. I couldn't recognise any order or structure; the text seemed to oscillate randomly between several unrelated subjects including but not limited to history, art, politics, and the author's family legacy. This is just my opinion, but I would have liked it more had it stuck exclusively to the historical and social aspects.