Sally Jordan-Peck

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A good beginners guide to fermented drinks. The book balances the various aspects of the subject matter well (history, recipes, variations, ideas etc).
The authors enthusiasm is obvious but the conversational tone comes off as a touch patronising to me

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A surprising book. The almost gentle, matter of fact style of prose made what could have been a truly disturbing story into something great. The main character is likeable and smart. The world building is interesting, giving us just enough and not trying to explain too much. The twist was a little predictable but I didn't care.
Can't wait to see where Anathama's story goes next.

One of my favorite books of all time

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A decent history book with a misleading name. Chucking a bunch of cocktail recipes in amongst the history doesn't make it a book about cocktails. Also the narrative choices made by the author didn't quite work. The “story” tended to wander around jumping from topic to topic in a way that didn't make sense