Review
In my endeavour to try and get myself used to listening to audiobooks, plenty of already-listeners suggested trying nonfiction books narrated by the writer themselves. The tip, indeed, proved helpful and here’s why…
Caffeine: How Caffeine Created the Modern World by its title alone is pretty straight-forward. It shares to readers the history of coffee, its societal effect, and how these two collided—as a result, influencing the modern world.
If you are as strong a coffee drinker as I am, you have by now come to a point of curiousity when you just want to know more about coffee—or you could be normal and just casually drink your morning cup of joe. Going back to the point. There is a strong inclination towards historical information within this book and it may come out rather boring with its detailing of coffee facts. However, it was relatively entertaining and brief that you won’t even notice yourself finishing the book.
Michael Pollan being the writer of this book did an astounding job with narrating it. In tandem with his storytelling and knowledge of his own book, he really pulls you into the story as your curiousity with the history kicks in.
About the Author
Michael Pollan is an American author, journalist, activist, and professor of journalism at the University of California, Berkeley, where he is also the director of the Knight Program in Science and Environmental Journalism.
