Truly if I hadn't read this for a library challenge, I probably would have DNF pretty early on. I am thankful Wilson started with the pots & pans chapter as it was the most dull by far. That said, the only chapter I really enjoyed was fire. 

I usually can't get through any history book, so I was surprised I was even able to finish this really. I think it has to do with how poor the writing is somehow. This reads more like the dialogue of a silly documentary, which I would have found more appealing than a book I think. Though there is structure in that each chapter focuses on a specific aspect of cooking, the chapters themselves are pretty haphazard. 

At times, I found myself forgetting I was supposed to be reading about ice in the ice chapter as Wilson went on about something totally unrelated. Overall, this wasn't the worst book ever, but I definitely wouldn't have chosen it on my own.