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The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World

Robin Wall Kimmerer

4.48 AVERAGE

bbrilliantblue's review against another edition

4.5

hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

rockyroad444's review against another edition

2.5

informative reflective slow-paced

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I like the overall sentiment, yes we should be in community and fuck the economic system that pits us against each other. The parts about specific ecosystems and about history I thought was very interesting. 

However, I thought the anecdote she used about someone stealing the free farm stand kinda didn’t extend as far as she thought it did. She says she doesn’t know why or who stole it, and there’s a line towards the end where she says, “I believe theft is punishable by law, and we need to elect leaders who believe in the rule of law.” A little yikes, like maybe they needed it whoever took it? And it did say free? Isn’t stealing from well established farmers ok if u need the stuff? Isn’t that against the capitalist agenda too ? The elected leaders are not gonna save us ..

revveryerin's review against another edition

5.0

hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

cait1286's review against another edition

4.5

hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

iggy_pup's review against another edition

4.25

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dani_n's review against another edition

5.0

informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

lizardking_no1's review against another edition

4.5

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

mgi526's review against another edition

4.5

inspiring fast-paced

stinky2004's review against another edition

3.0

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a great surface-level introduction to altruism and the drawbacks of late-stage capitalism in modern day society. worth a read, even if only as a starting point to deeper, more technical material.

yurdyl's review against another edition

3.5

medium-paced