This is a very comprehensive look at Krakatoa and the region in general, with an overview of the history of Indonesia, economics, politics, the Dutch rule, religion, and many other things. You get a very broad briefing about the region both before, during and after the main eruption of Krakatoa, and also receive interesting insights into science and technology, both past and present, relating to volcanoes and geology.

Even though the book is full of information, it never gets boring. The author is very good at presenting the facts in a compelling and captivating way which entertains you as well as informs you.

I read this primarily for the historical account of milk through the ages, not for the recipe part of the book. I thought it was interesting to see how the use of and attitude towards this food item has changed and morphed through time, and how our modern view on it has been tainted by commercialism and advertising. I am one of the lucky ones who can digest lactose, so I grew up with milk products of various kinds, even though people here where I live also bought into the hydrogenated vegetable oil (margarine) hype and modern misunderstanding of butter and which types of fat are "healthy".

I thought the history part of the book was a bit on the lean side. Anne Mendelson could have skipped the recipe part and instead filled the rest of the book with a more in-depth account of how milk is viewed outside the U.S. I realize this wasn't the original scope of the book, but I think I would have enjoyed it even more if she had done that. Just my personal preference.

The author has done thorough research and presents a very captivating story about how the change of fuel on a domestic level impacted society on multiple levels. I really enjoyed reading about and getting insights into a wide array of topics linked, sometimes in ways I would never have imagined, to the type of fuel used for heating and cooking at home.

The book is decent enough to give you the basics on how the Godot game engine works. However, I didn't use the version of the engine the book uses, and they had changed a number of things for the later version of the game engine I was using, making it somewhat interesting to try to follow along.

Not all the game projects in the book are finished products. There are at least a couple where you get the feeling that important steps were left out and you just have to come up with the finishing touches yourself, using the knowledge imparted to you by the previous chapters of the book.

I feel the book could have done with a bit of proofreading, but as an introduction to using the Godot game engine it does a fair job.