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Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother & Other Botanical Atrocities by Amy Stewart
jennifleur's review
adventurous
dark
informative
fast-paced
4.0
WICKED PLANTS: The Weed that Killed Lincoln’s Mother & Other Botanical Atrocities by Amy Stewart ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A lovely little compilation of short “biographies” of poisonous, toxic and other troublesome plants. So many intriguing and terrifying facts in this book! What’s not to love?
jlapsley's review
2.0
Looks nice on a shelf & fun to pick up and read one or two entries, but I'm not sure how accurate some of the anecdotes were.
oliviamich's review against another edition
informative
lighthearted
slow-paced
4.0
I felt like I was being read a sassy Wikipedia article which is exactly what I was looking for.
Content Warnings
Minor: Drug use, Death, and Suicide
annemariemulksibb's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
2.5
As expected there was a lot of information in this book, and some of that information stuck. I didn't love the "wicked" element that resulted in the author making things sound more dramatic than I would like in an informative text.
Probably adding to my lower rating of this book is that I listened to it. I am not sure if there were pictures which surely would have added enjoyment. Also, the reader had a less-exaggerated Moira Rose pronunciation, so that was both humorous and occasionally irritating.
Probably adding to my lower rating of this book is that I listened to it. I am not sure if there were pictures which surely would have added enjoyment. Also, the reader had a less-exaggerated Moira Rose pronunciation, so that was both humorous and occasionally irritating.
fyrekatz's review
4.0
Perfect for the O.W.L.S, read this for the Herbology challenge. Read a book with plants on the cover!