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moon110581 's review for:
The Last Night on the Titanic: Unsinkable Drinking, Dining, and Style
by Veronica Hinke
This book has some problems. The first big and noticeable problem is the number of typos that riddle the entire book, from misspelled words to missing words to literally giving someone the wrong last name.
The structure of the book is strange, the chapter names sometimes difficult to connect with the chapter content, and it's very clear which part of the book was derived from her original Titanic cocktail article. The first half or so is fairly engaging, with interesting recipes and lifestyle facts about the Era, but it moves into just straight up survivor recollections about the sinking toward the end, which are more difficult to connect to recipes.
The book is best when it discusses the time period with a good combination of facts and recipes. 'Gilded Lives, Fatal Voyage' gave a more intimate look into the lives of the first class passengers, and 'Last Dinner on the Titanic' gave a lot more information about food and recipes on the Titanic.
This book is interesting for its more modern approach, referencing blog posts, recommending YouTube to look up certain songs, and making the information accessible to a modern reader. She does some unnecessary explanation but makes an accessible read for about any audience.
Also, the book is beautiful. The cover art, the size, the decorations on the pages and overall style make for a very attractive book. Sometimes it's just a little more style over substance.
The structure of the book is strange, the chapter names sometimes difficult to connect with the chapter content, and it's very clear which part of the book was derived from her original Titanic cocktail article. The first half or so is fairly engaging, with interesting recipes and lifestyle facts about the Era, but it moves into just straight up survivor recollections about the sinking toward the end, which are more difficult to connect to recipes.
The book is best when it discusses the time period with a good combination of facts and recipes. 'Gilded Lives, Fatal Voyage' gave a more intimate look into the lives of the first class passengers, and 'Last Dinner on the Titanic' gave a lot more information about food and recipes on the Titanic.
This book is interesting for its more modern approach, referencing blog posts, recommending YouTube to look up certain songs, and making the information accessible to a modern reader. She does some unnecessary explanation but makes an accessible read for about any audience.
Also, the book is beautiful. The cover art, the size, the decorations on the pages and overall style make for a very attractive book. Sometimes it's just a little more style over substance.