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cubanpete's review against another edition
There's a lot of cool knowledge I got from this book but the problem is I don't know what to believe. The referencing is very thin, with a lot of wild claims (e.g. the disappearance of "deer, wild boar, carnivores, and even most birds wouldn't leave any yawning gaps in the ecosystem"), and some of them I've found to be erroneous (e.g. chaffinch calls predicting weather). Another thing I found annoying is the language ("eager beavers", "Spruce & Co", etc.) although this is probably the translator's fault. I loved the author's obvious passion for the forest, I just wish his claims were checked and referenced.
storytold's review against another edition
4.0
Well, I smashed this in one sitting. Trees are friends to you and me.
bookthia's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
3.25
Listened on audio during a long drive. Most of the research is Europe based but applicable world wide. A bit didactic.
kitkat962's review against another edition
3.0
I really really want to like this book, and the first few chapters has promised so much of trees in their most poetic and intriguing life. Then it got repetitive, with basically the same underlying logic and scientific principles, but in new metaphors or analogies human. Basically a novel with a limited plot and few character developments. It would be so much nicer if the book were structured differently, like a life of tree from birth to death, with interaction to other living organisms and the forest as a whole.
Does it help your understanding of trees? Yes
Is it so exciting that you can't lift off your eyes? No
Does it help your understanding of trees? Yes
Is it so exciting that you can't lift off your eyes? No
_annika__'s review against another edition
hopeful
informative
reflective
slow-paced