Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

48 reviews

manarnia's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.5

I thought this book was beautiful, important, and informative. I gained a lot from reading it. That being said, I didn't agree with 100% of the arguments put forward, and I also felt that the book could have been shorter.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cannibalism, Forced institutionalization, and Racism

sofipitch's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

I really liked the perspective of the author, especially on climate change. A lot of ppl try to argue that climate change is an inevitable result of human nature. But not all cultures are greedy and the beliefs of many Native American tribes of a culture of gratitude and love for the Earth and all it gives us truly is beautiful. The author argues that if we respected and were more grateful to plants and the Earth we could fix the climate crisis. The writing style was also wonderful.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Genocide, Racism, and Xenophobia

skudiklier's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

I'm so glad I read this book. It has changed the way I see the world, and I think everyone should read it. I'm not really a science person, so I'll admit that some parts of this felt a little slow to me, but I don't at all regret reading it. And for the most part, it was more engaging than I would have thought.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Racism, and Animal death

Moderate: Grief, Violence, Xenophobia, and Death

Minor: Sexual content

herk's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Suicide, and Racism

umbellule's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

5.0

I want to give this book to everyone I love. I am better for having read it, and I hope to reread it many times through my life. Thank you Robin Wall Kimmerer.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Kidnapping, Genocide, and Racism

Some content about the historical trauma of indigenous Americans, including residential schools. Some content about hunting, and about animal death due to environmental degradation, though this is written with great respect for animal life.

reading_between_the_trees's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

This should be required reading, specifically for settlers, but also for anyone feeling extremely rooted in science and thinking that it is the solution to everything. I read this in my Environmental Ethics class, and it presents such a beautiful outline of an ethic based on gratitude and ecological consciousness.

Kimmerer writes beautifully about plants and the natural world, and puts indigenous knowledge into conversation with western science and capitalism while seriously critiquing both of the latter. After reading this I have a much better understanding of both the knowledge that was thriving before colonization and is still persevering today, as well as the ways that settler culture has systemically suppressed it and the people that create and propagate it. This book is both a call to action and a re-grounding in the ways that people used to connect with the world and see their place within it rather than in opposition to it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide and Sexism

Moderate: Animal death, Genocide, Racial slurs, Death, and Racism

Minor: Grief

emilyplun's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide and Racism

Moderate: Sexism

babayagaofficial's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit

Moderate: Animal death, Cannibalism, Death, Genocide, Grief, Sexism, Religious bigotry, and Racism