Reviews

Coffee by Dinah Lenney

j_ess_reads's review

2.0

One of the inherent challenges of the Object Lessons series is that the topics are vast and coverage is inconsistent from author to author. I had every expectation of thoughtful essays on the topic of coffee and ritual, our reliance on it to stimulate us as well as the economy, and a great number of other possibilities to link it back to our need to connect with people. This ended up being more about her personal reflections and was generally scattered in its approach; it was a little disorienting in its jumping from idea to idea. This is not necessarily a poor choice, but one that did not resonate with my interests. I did not read past the first couple of sections, and had suggested it to a colleague for her love of coffee in hopes that it would be a better fit for her. She didn't end up finishing it either.

sawyerbell's review

2.0

This was a pleasant enough little book but not as engaging as I hoped it might be. I would have preferred far fewer anecdotes about the author's not-very-interesting personal life and many more anecdotes about the fascinating history of coffee.

hannahslibrary92's review

2.0

I found this book to be a little disjointed and that made it hard for me to properly enjoy it.
While there were some interesting things discussed, the way it was all compiled together was a little off putting for me personally.

avidreadergirl1's review

3.0

That’s actually 2.75 stars for this first in a series. Unfortunately, the good plot was marred by too much talk of god and religion. Otherwise it’s a good cozy mystery that is short and clean.
Unfortunately, I won’t be reading more of that series as the religious bits are an irritant that I am not willing to put up with.