I recently read (and loved!) another book in the Object Lessons series so much that I decided to try another one!

Taco is filled with history, culture, and food. I learned a lot about Mexican food culture, Mexico's history, and the evolution and diversity of tacos. Our author is an academic, not a writer, and I found the reading dry and verbose at times. The book was short, but it still took me a few sessions to finish. There were a lot of circular references within the book ('which I talked about in Chapter X', 'as you'll see in the next chapter') and repetition which could have been cut. There's a noticeable overuse of the word 'modernity'. I was disappointed that we didn't get to spend much time in the author's story or perspective - I was hoping for a personal narrative through-line to complement the non-fic elements.

Ultimately, I'm glad I read this and there's a lot to be learned from the book, but the writing style was a bit too academic to keep it from becoming a new favourite.

3.5/4