Yes, it rambles along as some reviewers have said but holy moly there is a lot going on and it is all fascinating. There were audible gasps and some tears throughout as well as belly laughs and a fun yet very transparent 4th wall being lowered as we meandered through the insanity of the banana world and it’s part in global politics, neighboring country/corporate wars, and revolutionary standoffs. I enjoyed this book immensely and personally liked the author’s style of only lightly touching on topics that have been widely covered elsewhere and moving on to the lesser known stories intertwining themselves through the era of the banana kind and UF. Will recommend to others.