37 reviews for:

What a Mushroom Lives for: Matsutake and the Worlds They Make

Michael J. Hathaway

3.75 AVERAGE

jenlouisegallant's review against another edition

3.0

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Received an audio copy for review from Netgalley

I love reading books about mushrooms, but this one seemed to go over my head. I think because it was such a broad overview of Matsutake mushrooms and the world around them. I just didn't seem to follow everything he was talking about, but I did get some good facts here and there.

colorfulleo92's review against another edition

3.0

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I had an sudden urge to learn more about mushrooms the other day and decided to pick this one up due to the title. An interesting audiobook for someone who knows nearly nothing about mushrooms in general, especially not Matsutake. Didn't love the narration but an alright audiobook overall

roaming_enn's review against another edition

4.5

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

nobohth's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 4%

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The book has a fascinating premise, but I just could not get into it

bewildered_and_blase's review

2.5

informative reflective slow-paced

lkvngh's review

3.5

challenging informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

whitwein's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 15%

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I was looking for a book about mushrooms and the first hour and half is all about the author unlearning human exceptionalism and just repeated himself SO MUCH. 

thehutonfowlslegs's review

4.25

adventurous hopeful informative lighthearted medium-paced

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teetering between 4 and 4.5 stars 🤷‍♀️ 

i love anti-anthropocentrism! 👏✨🍄

i’ll say i did like the first section of the book, a general look at fungi, a bit better than the second, which dives into matsutake specifically. it almost felt like two different books, and i was definitely skimming toward the end, but overall i enjoyed it nonetheless. this book would definitely be interesting in conversation with theory about the Human/Man (i.e., Sylvia Wynter)

leaflit's review

DID NOT FINISH: 3%

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Couldn’t stand the narration

lene_kretzsch's review against another edition

5.0

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced