Scan barcode
agirlandherlibrarian's review against another edition
4.0
This is a very, very chilling book to read - to hear about the tactics of coca cola and the things they've done especially in South America is mindblowing. I was not happy with coca cola! I switched to pepsi.
n_nazir's review against another edition
3.0
Weird formatting in the book - lots of paragraphs for no apparent reason. Made reading it a bit weird...but formatting aside, I really wanted to like this...and I did, in parts. Maybe my expections were too high - Mark is known for his 'agitating' and yet this was more of a straight forward report of what Coke do rather than how Mark took them on...too much to expect from one person? Probably, but there you go...
margeryk101's review
4.0
What a gem to find this in Whitehaven library. I read Thomas' other book a few years ago whilst on holiday in Poland and remember laughing out loud on a train and garnering sharp looks from the other commuters.
I saw Mark's 'Killer Coke' gig which was mainly about the Columbian killings of Trade Unionists and was afraid there would not be a huge amount of new material in the book. I was wrong,
This is a broad investigation into Coke's power as a multinational. The humour works for me too. It was a shame that I spotted so many typos / grammatical errors, but I guess Mark was in a hurry to publish.
It is shocking how TCCC has such little disregard towards the communities in which it operates. And it is shocking to think how the brand makes you want to drink sugary crap.
The book covers topics as diverse as obesity, environmentalism, trade unionism and religion. Yes, Coke has become part of a religious sacrament in parts of Mexico.
Definitely worth a read, and I will be thinking again before I drink ANY fizzy drink.
I saw Mark's 'Killer Coke' gig which was mainly about the Columbian killings of Trade Unionists and was afraid there would not be a huge amount of new material in the book. I was wrong,
This is a broad investigation into Coke's power as a multinational. The humour works for me too. It was a shame that I spotted so many typos / grammatical errors, but I guess Mark was in a hurry to publish.
It is shocking how TCCC has such little disregard towards the communities in which it operates. And it is shocking to think how the brand makes you want to drink sugary crap.
The book covers topics as diverse as obesity, environmentalism, trade unionism and religion. Yes, Coke has become part of a religious sacrament in parts of Mexico.
Definitely worth a read, and I will be thinking again before I drink ANY fizzy drink.
audreyintheheadphones's review
3.0
Well researched and fascinating travel narrative / corporate exposé, covering Coca-Cola's international environmental misdeeds and union-busting tactics. Also the worst copyediting I have ever seen.
More...