Girly Drinks: A World History of Women and Alcohol

by Mallory O'Meara

Book Overview

*A Finalist for the Spirited Award for Best New Book on Drinks Culture, History or Spirits*
*A Guardian Best History and Politics Book of 2022*

"At last, the feminist history of booze we've been waiting for " --Amy Stewart, author of The Drunken Botanist

The James Beard Award-winning history of women drinking through the ages

Strawberry daiquiris. Skinny martinis. Vodka sodas...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1335005471
• ISBN13: 9781335005472
• Release Date: February 2024
• Publisher: Hanover Square Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Funny, but not as good as I was expecting.

I had such high hopes for this book, and it ultimately met only some of them. It unfortunately just didn't get into the complexities of women's history with alcohol as I was hoping, with the exception of some frankly hand waving discussion of the women's temperance movements. It also wasn't as rigorous as I was hoping. O'Meara wrote about disproven information as if it was fact, including that people in the past drank beer and ale because the water was dangerous to drink. She seems to have favored telling fun stories about cool, boozey women over an accurate history of women and alcohol. However, I can't hate on fun stories about cool, boozey women. The book was funny and I do recommend it if you're looking for something light and are willing to overlook less-than-stellar credibility.