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Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother & Other Botanical Atrocities by Amy Stewart
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: Death, Drug use, 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!
lconrad15's review
2.0
I thought this was going to be a story along the lines of Michael Pollen, but this was basically a field guide with less pictures.
theycallmelech's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
informative
relaxing
fast-paced
4.0
queer_futomaki's review against another edition
2.0
This book read like a catalog of plants, maybe something was lost in the ebook version. I was hoping for longer stories about the plants and a deeper dive into their history. Each entry was pretty short and read more like a plant ID book than a narrative. I wanted the historical stories about the plants to be deeper, hardly a paragraph was spent tell how plants had killed in the past. It was more like sharing a fun fact than telling a story.
The cover is beautiful and this would make a good coffee table or bathroom book. It suits being pick up for 3 mins to read a single entry without any context. I read it from start to end over a few days and it didn't hold my attention.
The cover is beautiful and this would make a good coffee table or bathroom book. It suits being pick up for 3 mins to read a single entry without any context. I read it from start to end over a few days and it didn't hold my attention.
glitterkitter's review
3.0
What is wrong with people? Why are there so many dangerous plants that people keep around just because they're pretty? If touching the stem causes a rash, maybe it's not the best thing to put in a bouquet!
(Also, there was some not-great wording in some places. Particularly noticeable: saying that tobacco was the reason for American slavery.)
(Also, there was some not-great wording in some places. Particularly noticeable: saying that tobacco was the reason for American slavery.)