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valleycat's review against another edition
2.0
idk, it was written beautifully and there were parts I genuinely really liked about this book and I really would recommend it to most people. There were just a few things that bothered me personally too much related too closely to my personal worldview that I made me dislike the book. Basically what I'm saying is chances are you won't have the same issues with this book I do. and you absolutely should read it.
mlaursen's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
v_archiveforactivists's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
relaxing
slow-paced
4.5
This was such an informative and peaceful read, with some historical context in some areas. Because of the pacing, I do think you need to be in the right mood for it if you are unaccustomed to nonfiction.
chloekenda's review against another edition
informative
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
4.0
While the writing is so beautiful, themes become quite repetitive about halfway through the book.
evenstr's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.5
emmmmmt's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars rounded up, half a star off because I was craving a little more of each way she broke down the book: scientific knowledge, indigenous wisdom, and her own story.
twstdtink's review against another edition
After reaching the halfway mark in this book, I set it down and never picked it up again. The fault was in myself, not in this beautiful tome. The writing style is almost lyrical, descriptive, and wandering. The author spends pages describing the beauty of a purple and yellow bloom, marveling at how nature pairs such contradictory colors. The very slow pacing wasn’t for me and my style of reading. However, as a history of Native American culture and plants, it’s a worthy read.
jacklynruth's review against another edition
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
"How do we consume in a way that does justice to the lives we take? We are told to take only that which is given and never take more than we need."
While this novel is preachy and the message is delivered with wake-up slap to our senses, it is also beautiful. I felt as if I was there digging for leeks, or pulling grass for baskets. I felt part of the land; I felt the respect for the land that the author feels.
Perhaps a wake-up slap is what we all need in order to recognize the harm that is being done to the world around us, the natural world that we depend on for life. "We are all bound by a Covenant of reciprocity." It's about time we do our part to save this world.
While this novel is preachy and the message is delivered with wake-up slap to our senses, it is also beautiful. I felt as if I was there digging for leeks, or pulling grass for baskets. I felt part of the land; I felt the respect for the land that the author feels.
Perhaps a wake-up slap is what we all need in order to recognize the harm that is being done to the world around us, the natural world that we depend on for life. "We are all bound by a Covenant of reciprocity." It's about time we do our part to save this world.