Review of A short History of Drunkenness by Mark Forsyth

This book was hilarious. I listened to it in audiobook form and laughed out loud on several occasions. The author says some vaguely naughty things, inoffensively, on several occasions, and that feels such a ride in these times, it was quite enjoyable. All the other books I've listened to have been more or less on the academic side, not specially witty, but the author, with his typical old-timey old British charm and wit wins the reader's heart.

The book covers...exactly what the title claims, a sort of anthropological study, an estimation of history, of how people might have gotten drunk, the circumstances, the company, the drinks and the social context, in several points in history, across a variety of cultures across the globe. But these are not just simulations or models, Forsyth adds color, the human factor that intrigues the reader and makes them wanting.

I will most certainly be reading more of this author's books even though they otherwise don't interest me.

9.5/10. This is no grade inflation, it's legitimately good!