I picked this up when I first received it and read 50% through the book before I put it back down. I honestly only finished it in an attempt to increase my arc percentage. I love non-fiction books. I love learning facts and hearing arguments and I am especially interested in the impact of sugar because I do not think it gets enough attention.

However, Sugar by James Galvin is boring and repetitive. The most impactful parts of the books are the connection between sugar and slavery, and seeing Galvin's other books it makes sense that this is a topic that he has researched extensively. However, once we reach past this point the arguments are week and not well backed up. For example, Galvin makes the claim that sugar causes obesity and that this is not just a modern issue. He then backs up this claim by writing two full pages of offensive words used to call people who are overweight. Not only should this never have been included it does nothing to back up his argument, and any argument does need to be proven. The rest of the book is similar with a lot of fat shaming thrown in and victim blaming mixed in.