A review by mindbybooks
The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King by Rich Cohen

medium-paced

3.0

I rate this book a three because I liked that it introduced me to some of the history behind bananas; however, I feel like the history that I am getting is not the most reliable. The subject of the book is interesting, but I don't feel as if the author did a critical enough review of the man behind the story. There seems to be lip service of this thing that was done was bad and as such the man who helped create that thing could be understood as bad. There is never a time in the story where the people most affected by Zemurray have the opportunity to share their view of his legacy. Ultimately, the history described in the book is important history to look into and reflect upon, I just don't know if this book is the best medium for the introduction of that history.