A Short History of Drunkenness: How, Why, Where, and When Humankind Has Gotten Merry from the Stone Age to the Present | 
pickForsyth, known for his wit, brings his A game to this light read. Maybe he doesn't get all the facts quite right, but it's a fun ride nonetheless. Listened to the audiobook from 2018 after seeing a rave review on (I think) Bookstagram. Happy to add my recommendation.
Full review: https://bit.ly/rvw-ShortDrunk
Bought this for 99p on kindle, looks like fun!
I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new. Don‘t judge me - I have a lot of books. Join the fun if you want.
This is day 36
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Starting the day off with a laugh...
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pickThis was an interesting listen, but I didn‘t enjoy it as much as previous books by Forsyth. I‘ve read a few books about the history of alcohol, and this one did have a different perspective. It focuses more on the cultural aspects of the locations, events, and people involved in the drinking and drunkenness through history and around the world than the alcohol itself.
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so-soA quick read, but I nearly gave up in the beginning. I do not like it when someone keeps on writing about how funny it is when people get animals drunk. I did not enjoy the totally misplaced dry sarcasm that the author felt like needed to be in every page in the beginning. I like sarcasm, but not in a nonfiction book like this. Interesting things in the book though, so I am glad I finished it.
so-soThis would have been a Pick, perhaps, if I had been in the right headspace. I was rushing to read it before it was due back at the library and was therefore less patient with the drollness of the writing. Good concept though.
pickA fun little read about mankind‘s very long love affair with alcohol. Ever wondered how the Egyptians drank (Ritually and Copiously), whether it would be better to attend a Greek Symposium or a Roman Convivium (Symposium), why Beowulf was praised for never killing a friend while drunk? Where did the phrase two bits come from? This book will tell you. Oh and my country Australia gets a mention from the period when we were ruled by a rum monopoly.
Now THIS is an interesting juxtaposition of library holds... 😂
