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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
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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nhasse123
This book is a cute intro into the world of the 1920s, with plenty of little tid bits to take away.
schent781
Aside from some very useful drink recipes, I found this book to be redundant and stereotypical.
Kelsey
i learned a lot about the style of the roaring twenties!
firemaid
Cute how to book on the Roaring Twenties.
daryl
Includes a list of great links!
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