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An Edible History of Humanity by Tom Standage

breadandmushrooms's review against another edition

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informative reflective medium-paced

3.0

carlyroth10's review against another edition

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2.0

My dudes, this book's grammar was atrocious. There were commas everywhere and anywhere. Also, very boring but maybe not for history gurus.

lpraus's review against another edition

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informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

kbuchanan94's review against another edition

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3.0

I thoroughly enjoyed A History of the World in 6 Glasses, so I was very excited for this book. I found this to be a little less interesting. Still very informative and well researched.

fe2o's review

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informative slow-paced

4.75

leeza_robertson_writes's review against another edition

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3.0

I will never look at food the same way again! It truly was a fascinating way to look at such a complex problem.

iolanthesteas's review against another edition

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informative medium-paced

3.0

historygoose's review against another edition

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4.0

Book gets more interesting to me after the halfway point

dnl83ldn's review against another edition

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informative medium-paced

4.0

thisbookishcat's review against another edition

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informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

What an interesting read! I'll be honest, involving more modern history to me was where I fell off a bit, but that is in part because I already learned some of this in my university studies. Regardless, I thought that this book was incredibly well-written, that it flowed easily and concisely while not being dry and pedantic, and was full of truly interesting bits of information that really get one thinking abut the food on their plate.

I highly recommend this to anyone who is interested in history, agriculture, and long-term developments of society.Â