marissaddillon 's review for:

Pappyland: A Story of Family, Fine Bourbon, and the Things That Last by Wright Thompson

4.0

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If you love bourbon, this book is fantastic; but, it’s also not just about Pappy Van Winkle. It’s about the myth and majesty, but also hardship and hard truths of the south (specifically Kentucky and where the author is from - Mississippi). It also is about a son’s relationship with his father, and how that parallel’s with Julian Van Winkle’s relationships. Wright Thompson is a beautiful writer and I was laughing or smiling through the explanations of the whiskey business, but then crying in another chapter when he talks about his dad or about his future daughter.