A review by 10_4tina
Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World by Dan Koeppel

informative slow-paced

3.25

What an interesting deep-dive on the banana. This was such a Christina book. Similar to the Secret Life of Groceries, this one took some darker turns in the banana's history and wasn't as cheery and light as I expected. The dark side of agriculture always catches me off guard. That heavier side of its geopolitical history made me read it slower, but still I liked it enough. Bananas (everyone's favorite asexual berry) have so many fun facts and so much interesting history and if you love a random deep dive, or fear a world without bananas, this one is worth the read.