Reviews

Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother & Other Botanical Atrocities by Amy Stewart

elfbread's review

4.0

This was an interesting read. Quick to read and funny.

mandtastic's review against another edition

informative reflective fast-paced

3.5

Interesting, fast paced. I like it, but it was definitely not an engaging “story. “

fionacrossley's review against another edition

informative fast-paced

3.5

theketchupmess's review

informative medium-paced

4.0

dusta's review

informative

3.25

mcatcarr's review

funny informative fast-paced

5.0

norasteinkopf's review

adventurous funny informative medium-paced

4.0

deboraha's review against another edition

informative lighthearted fast-paced

3.25

hectaizani's review against another edition

3.0

Amy Stewart's book about plants are always interesting but she ascribes too many anthropomorphic qualities to her subjects. Plants aren't evil, or wicked, they just are. Their poisons and toxins are biological defense mechanisms and weren't evolved simply to decimate humankind.

verbosevespertine's review against another edition

dark informative medium-paced

3.0