Here we go. Gene "The Contrary Farmer" Logsdon has taken on some controversial subjects in his time, but this time he has bitten off (sipped on doesnt sound right) a topic bound to raise strong feelings on both sides of societys moral boundary lines. His subject is alcohol and its traditional role on the family homestead. Not surprisingly, Gene speaks the bare-naked truth, and finds a lot more good than bad to say about booze.Alcohol has historically played a significant role in agricultural life. In colonial times it was the most liquid alternative to hard currency as a means of exchange. Alcohol was the most reliable, safest, and most convenient way to store the grain harvest, and was an integral commodity on nearly every farmstead. Because it was so valueddoes this surprise us?the government muscled in, looking for its own piece of the action. George Washington was the first of many politicians to regulate alcohol as a means to generate revenues and gain political control."Good Spirits" is a rare and brave revisionist view of history. Logsdon is a master at exposing the absurdity of the commonplace. Does it really make sense that the government can make it illegal for us to combine common substances (grain, water, and yeast) on our own property? Can it be true that every war effort in the nations history has been fueled literally and figuratively by alcohol and the tax revenues it produces? Why must the farmer fund the government that oppresses him?In between good-natured tirades, Logsdon makes sure the reader learns some valuable lessons. He tells us how to make beer; he teaches the rudiments of distilling; he interviews Booker Noe (patron of Americas First Family of bourbon) totell us how to sip and tell; and he adds lively tales from alcohols quasi-legitimate past. This is vintage "Contrary Farmer": 100-proof, single-barrel select. "Good Spirits" is outrageous, entertaining, enlightening, and an eye-poppingly interesting, natural and holistic look at the role of alcohol. You will savor this book like a snifter of Calvados, the double-distilled apple brandy of Normandy that evaporates on the tongue like a heavenly ambrosia. Heady stuff, but delicious when consumed in moderation.
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初次接触这本书,我被它的名字所吸引——《Good Spirits》。这个名字本身就带着一种积极而又带着一丝神秘的暗示。然而,这本书的内容却远比名字所暗示的要丰富和复杂得多。它没有直接给你一个“好心情”的解药,反而更像是一面镜子,映照出我们内心深处那些不易察觉的角落。书中对于“理想”与“现实”之间的拉锯战的描写,尤其触动我。作者似乎总能准确地捕捉到那种“明明知道不该如此,却又情不自禁”的人性弱点,并以一种不加评判的口吻将其展现出来。我欣赏作者的坦诚,它不回避生活中的阴影,反而将它们置于光线下仔细审视。这使得整本书的基调虽然不完全是欢快的,但却充满了真实的力量。读完之后,我感觉自己像是进行了一次彻底的内心“清扫”,虽然有些疲惫,但内心却变得更加澄明,对未来也多了一份脚踏实地的勇气。
评分说实话,这本书的阅读体验是相当独特的,它不像我以往接触过的任何一本书。它的节奏非常舒缓,甚至可以说有些“慢热”。一开始我还有些不适应这种娓娓道来的叙事方式,总觉得缺少一个明确的冲突点或高潮。但随着阅读的深入,我逐渐体会到作者的用意。这更像是一本关于“存在”本身的札记,它探讨的不是“发生了什么”,而是“感受到了什么”。文字的密度很高,每一个词语的选择都经过了精心的锤炼,没有一句是多余的。我时常需要停下来,反复咀嚼某一个句子,才能真正领会其中蕴含的深意。它对人性的观察入木三分,那种对复杂情感的剖析,精准得让人不寒而栗,又感到被理解的慰藉。这本书更适合在心境平和的时候去阅读,如果你带着急躁的心情去翻它,很可能会错过它散发出的那种微妙的魅力。它需要时间去沉淀,去消化,像一壶需要慢慢泡开的好茶,回味无穷。
评分这本名为《Good Spirits》的书,从封面到内页的排版都透露着一股沉静而又迷人的气息。我是在一个雨天的下午翻开它的,起初只是好奇,但很快就被作者细腻的笔触所吸引。它不是那种情节跌宕起伏的小说,而更像是一次深入内心的独白,作者似乎在用一种近乎诗意的语言,描绘着生活中的那些微小却又深刻的瞬间。我特别喜欢它对光影的捕捉,那些穿过窗棂的阳光,或者深夜里一盏孤灯的微光,都被描绘得活灵活现,让人仿佛身临其境。每一次阅读,都像是在进行一场静心的冥想,无关乎外界的喧嚣,只专注于文字构建的那个宁静世界。书中的某些段落,读起来有一种淡淡的忧伤,但这种忧伤并非全然的消极,而更像是一种对岁月流逝的温柔感慨,让人在感伤之余,又能感受到一种释然与豁达。它不追求宏大的叙事,而是专注于捕捉那些稍纵即逝的情绪波动,让人在合上书本后,仍能回味良久,心中泛起涟漪。
评分读完《Good Spirits》,我最大的感受是“余韵悠长”。这本书不属于那种读完后你会立刻大声推荐给所有人的类型,因为它太私密,太需要个人的心境去接纳。它更像是一位老朋友在深夜里与你进行的知心长谈,内容或许零散,但份量极重。我注意到作者在描述场景时,极少使用夸张的形容词,而是通过大量的动词和精确的名词,构建起一种极简却又极具张力的画面感。例如,对“等待”的描写,不是说“焦急地等待”,而是描述“墙上挂钟的秒针,每一下跳动,都在空气中留下清晰的、不可逆转的回声”。这种精准的刻画,让阅读过程充满了发现的乐趣。这本书是对那些在喧嚣中试图保持内心平衡的人们的一种温柔的致敬,它提醒我们,真正的力量往往源于内心的宁静与自洽,而非外界的掌声或喝彩。它是一份送给敏感灵魂的礼物。
评分我对这本书的结构感到十分新奇。它似乎没有传统意义上的章节划分,而是由一系列看似独立却又在主题上相互呼应的片段组成。这种碎片化的叙事方式,反而更贴合现代人接收信息的模式,也更像是我们记忆的运作方式——它们是跳跃的,但背后总有一条隐形的丝线牵引着。我喜欢它那种天马行空的联想,从一个日常的物件,可以瞬间跳跃到对宇宙的思考,这种思维的广度让人叹为观止。书中对“时间”的探讨尤其深刻,它不像物理学那样严谨,而是从情感的角度去解构时间,比如“等待”的时间和“遗忘”的时间是如何在我们的感知中被扭曲的。这本书更像是一场智力上的探戈,需要读者不断地跟上作者的步伐,去解读那些隐藏在字里行间,需要主动去挖掘的深层含义。
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