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A review by gwenby
The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King by Rich Cohen
5.0
What a story! What a storyteller! I love nonfiction that reads like fiction, and this book does just that. It strays from third person and occasionally gives the reader a “flip to the back of the book” by disclosing little snippets of what is to come without ruining the ending.
As a history teacher, I’m a fan of books like Jill Lepore’s These Truths that offer a perspective not found in historical mainstream. Add this book to that list. If you start the book and have no clue what I’m talking about, the epilogue sums it up quite well and places the story of Sam Zemurray in historical context.
As a history teacher, I’m a fan of books like Jill Lepore’s These Truths that offer a perspective not found in historical mainstream. Add this book to that list. If you start the book and have no clue what I’m talking about, the epilogue sums it up quite well and places the story of Sam Zemurray in historical context.