Lauren T. (littlegirl) - reviewed on 12/13/2011 + 37 more book reviews

Having really enjoyed Mark's "Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World" I thought I would be more into this one. First, I felt it was a bit repetitive of a lot of the history in "Cod" since much of the cod industry depended on having adequate supplies of salt to preserve the fish. Second, compared to "Cod," I thought "Salt" was lacking some of the geo-political color that made cod relevant, which left me only interested in the local (American) parts of the book. Perhaps it would be better to just choose one of the two to read, instead of trying to tackle both.

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