panUgghhh! There are two things that ruined this #audiobook:
1. The lack of any real chronology. If you‘re not familiar with the Pappy Van Winkle Bourbon story, you have to work hard to sort it out, FYI. Some parts were overhashed, though.
2. The author felt the need to insert his own feeling about his own uncle, daughter, and friends into what should‘ve been a story about bourbon. Pure vanity run amok.
2🥃/5🥃
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Megabooks #booked2021 #herehear (an audiobook about Kentucky!) @Cinfhen @BarbaraTheBibliophage @4thhouseontheleft #bookspinbingo sq 19 (edited) 3y
SkeletonKey I have tried this whiskey and it is pretty darn good. Sad the audiobook wasn‘t though! 3y
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Megabooks @SkeletonKey it just wasn‘t to my taste! 😉😂 3y
Megabooks @TheBookHippie lol. There is a lot of sipping in the book!! (edited) 3y
Soubhiville That‘s too bad, it sounds interesting. That price though... holy *#%! 3y
Megabooks @Soubhiville it was a frustrating read for me because I find (what should have been) the subject very interesting. I wanted Ken Burns and I got two guys rambling about bourbon. 🤷🏻♀️ 3y
Megabooks @Soubhiville and yeah...those prices! Basically, before bourbon was cool, the family had to sell the distillery to a conglomerate due to debt. Since then, they‘ve been acquiring what they can of the old stock at auction by the barrel and bottling it. Then they sell it for fairly high prices then those people REALLY mark it up!! 3y
Cinfhen Thanks for the honest feedback!! I almost bought this the other day😅 3y
Megabooks @Cinfhen you‘re welcome! I know @britt_brooke was more a fan, but it was too disorganized for my liking. And bringing in personal elements was also a reason I felt mediocre about this![[tagged book]](https://image.librarything.com/pics/litsy_webpics/icon_taggedBook@3x.png)
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Into the WildCinfhen I have so many other books right now so this one is definitely going on the #BackBurner 👩🍳 3y
Megabooks @Cinfhen I get that. 👍🏻 3y
britt_brooke Yeah, I wish the author had left out his personal stuff. That was my main complaint. 3y
Megabooks @britt_brooke I can‘t believe he thought his life paralleled Julian‘s because I couldn‘t draw that many. 🤷🏻♀️ 3y
britt_brooke @Megabooks Agree! 3y
NatalieR I started listening to the audiobook today and am already disappointed. The author is all over the place! Eloquent writing style, but very pompous. 3y
Megabooks @NatalieR yes, unfortunately this was a disappointment. 3y
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