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The Big Oyster: History on the Half Shell by Mark Kurlansky
4.0
3.75/5
This is essentially the history of NYC as told through the journey/history of the oyster. It's got a ton of things I love: Manhattan history, lexicography, stories about food and recipes to tie it all together. The author has a fun, wry sense of humor that ties it all together. He manages to pack the history of the entire world into one tiny animal. To view the world through Kurlansky's lens is to view the minute with a sense of wonder and awe, and I deeply appreciate that.
This is essentially the history of NYC as told through the journey/history of the oyster. It's got a ton of things I love: Manhattan history, lexicography, stories about food and recipes to tie it all together. The author has a fun, wry sense of humor that ties it all together. He manages to pack the history of the entire world into one tiny animal. To view the world through Kurlansky's lens is to view the minute with a sense of wonder and awe, and I deeply appreciate that.