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Bright Young Things: A Modern Guide To The Roaring Twenties (2013)

by Alison Maloney(Favorite Author)

3.47 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0385345259 (ISBN13: 9780385345255)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Potter Style

review 1: The book was a short, fun, light read. The book's appeal comes from mini facts about various aspects of the 1920 's, such as the lifestyle of flappers (drinks, the hollywood crowd, the fashions worn, etc). I also liked how the author gave examples of replicating the time period for today. There are recipes for cocktails, tips on flapper makeup, and advice on how to throw a party the way a flapper had (music of the time period included).
review 2: Awesome. I learned a lot about the Roaring Twenties and the Flapper attitude (did you know the term flapper originally meant a young girl learning how to soar but then the word made it's transition to mean loose woman? Hmmm. Interesting). Also, did you know that bathtub gin was literally poisonous. One type of brew,... more distilled from ordinary fruits and plants, was so strong it made your insides bleed. The cocktail recipes are nice but they all contain a lot of sugar to mask the taste of this deadly liquor. I did get some good book, song, and movie recs though. Also, I will be drinking champagne out of tea cups from now on. less

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