A review by bookchew
Pantsdrunk: Kalsarikanni: The Finnish Path to Relaxation by Miska Rantanen

3.0

A beautiful and weird little book that I found oddly comforting. It’s partly a satire on the deluge of “psycho-spiritual heritage” books (lagom, hygge, ikigai, etc), and partly serious. Mostly though it’s a vehicle for statistics about Finland. It is gorgeously designed, and though the content is rather thin, the novelty of having a word for solitary drinking as a means of relaxation is enough to carry the rest of it.

For some, this concept will help ease the shame of “drinking alone” (gasp!). For others it’ll validate what might be a habit verging on abuse. But whatever it is, it sure comes in a pretty package. This book is cute.