Monday, March 25, 2013
Review: Consider the Fork: A History of How We Cook and Eat
Consider the Fork: A History of How We Cook and Eat by Bee Wilson
My rating: 0 of 5 stars
The narrator here has a funny way of pronouncing many words: "inventory" has an accent on the second syllable, and "scones" has no long vowel sound. That aside, the fork is not considered until the second half of the book, as a polticized prelude to the culture of chopsticks. (Forks were, at times, pro-Republican and anti-Christian.) Ahead of all that there is spoon, boiling puts, dogs in spit-turning wheels, and more.
View all my reviews
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Review: The Human Tradition in the Vietnam Era
The Human Tradition in the Vietnam Era by David L. Anderson My rating: 5 of 5 stars The country was expe...
-
Witchcraft in the Western Tradition by Jennifer McNabb My rating: 4 of 5 stars In episode one (about one...
-
Transplant: A Heart Surgeon's Account of the Life-and-Death ** by William H. Frist My rating: 3 of 5 stars ...
-
Literary Miscellany: containing Select Pieces by Dr. Franklin by Benjamin Franklin My rating: 3 of 5 stars ...
No comments:
Post a Comment