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Liked It “this book extrapolates history of western civilization thru salt. |
Didn’t Like It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “Aside from lacking any notes, this book also lacked a clear objective. It was a muddled mess of incomplete thoughts with little in the way of cohesiveness. With each flip of the page, I was forced to read short story, upon short story, with little linking each. For my tastes, there was very...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“This was mostly an interesting read, but I have to say it dragged in spots. Not as delightful as Cod.”
Eileen M wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“this book extrapolates history of western civilization thru salt.
matt k wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
weird and interesting and up my alley”
“for what could be a pretty basic, mundane topic, he does a good job of keeping the reader engaged through story-telling, interweaving history, recipes and trivia. there were definitely a few "oh! that's interesting..." moments. recommend for history buffs and foodies!”
stephanie c wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“November 2008 Book Club”
Mandi C wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Amazing history of a seasoning we take for granted everyday when hundreds of years ago, salt was worth more than gold. Very good read.”
Arianna wrote this review Tuesday, November 10 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Common salt hardly seems the subject for an engaging book but author Mark Kurlanksy manages that by delving into salt both as a process and an impact on our daily lives. The history starts with fishermen of the North Sea in what is commonly known as Viking times and from there expands to follow how salt has been mined and traded in Europe and China including the changes it wrought on various societies, caused government disputes and altered what people ate. One nice bonus is the addition of historical recipes that use salt that are scattered throughout the book that can, literally, give readers a flavor of what food was like in certain periods.”
demonvaska wrote this review Saturday, October 17 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Too good! One of those, read a few chapters, go on to some thing else but keep coming back. It If you like to know 'why', and like to say, "oh really thats why this happened", you'll likely thoroughly enjoy this book.”
Ray R wrote this review Sunday, October 4 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Very good book. Provides some extremely interesting information.”
Chazz M wrote this review Thursday, October 1 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Quite interesting; lots of things I didn't know before.”
Rose A wrote this review Thursday, September 17 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
