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lesbiangrandpa's review
5.0
This book will make you move slow, and I think that’s the point. It’s a walk in the woods.
I grew up on a farm in Iowa, and would need to change out the mushrooms for cows, but I found so many life parallels in Regan’s narrative. I’ve never had that before. It’s, uh, kinda eerie lol. But so *something* to be seen as a kid and a now.
**P.S. Somebody update the total page count to the right number, wouldya.
I grew up on a farm in Iowa, and would need to change out the mushrooms for cows, but I found so many life parallels in Regan’s narrative. I’ve never had that before. It’s, uh, kinda eerie lol. But so *something* to be seen as a kid and a now.
**P.S. Somebody update the total page count to the right number, wouldya.
shannonigans322's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
3.5
This audiobook took me a while to get through, but not due to anything negative. Instead, the author's storytelling feels much like the frequent walks she takes through the forests surrounding her home: meandering, but refreshing. I honestly love hearing/reading people talk about food and the process of recipe creation, so I will have to check out her first memoir in the future.
mirandaleighhhh's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
I listened to the audiobook and it dragged...in part because although Ilana has a relaxing, quiet voice, it wasn't very engaging for a 9+ hour audiobook. I very much judged this book by its cover, and it wasn't what I expected. Ilana has clearly had some traumatic life experiences (it's her memoir, so of course it's hers to share!) but I had selected it more in hopes that it would be more forest-centered, not realizing.
Initially, I had qualms about European settlers being mentioned more than indigenous people, especially given the land that the Milkweed Inn is on. Still, she does mention them both within the book and in the acknowledgments.
It's clear that she deeply appreciates nature and food and there were some really beautiful passages. I hope that she is able to have the family she desires.
Overall, this just wasn't for me.
Initially, I had qualms about European settlers being mentioned more than indigenous people, especially given the land that the Milkweed Inn is on. Still, she does mention them both within the book and in the acknowledgments.
It's clear that she deeply appreciates nature and food and there were some really beautiful passages. I hope that she is able to have the family she desires.
Overall, this just wasn't for me.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Eating disorder, Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse
earthstar111's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
3.5