Reviews

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

ericwheeler's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

kateburstein31's review

5.0

This is a beautiful book describing the importance of gratitude for our natural environment. While a slow read, the stories are deeply rich and meaningful throughout.

sweetcr3ature's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

melissa_muses's review

hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

Stunning. Every human should read. 

lumleyisaac's review

5.0

This is the most beautiful book I have ever read. Robin braids science and indigenous knowledge to create a love letter to the natural world. She lays out possible paths and reiterates that we will choose the future of humanity. I recommend this book to everyone who breathes.

lauren_epub's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective relaxing slow-paced

4.5

If you want to be hospitalized, take a shot every time you come across the word "reciprocity" (No shade, just once you notice it you will not stop noticing it ;))

FR THOUGH this is the longest book I have ever listened to and it was a real test of how well I'm managing my ADHD at any given point. Probably the most stressful library book borrowing  period u will ever have! The audiobook is like having your grandma read you a story, if your grandma were a warm & welcoming indigneous woman with a Ph.D in Botany.

Probably everyone should read this!! But maybe if you have ADHD and/or your brain has been melted by short form content you should buy your copy and not try to think of it like a book. Perhaps you can categorize it in your head as an essay collection or podcast series you engage with once a week for a few months, instead of a book you GOTTA get off your reading list.

vezreads's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

lzhang's review

reflective medium-paced

5.0

Really makes me rethink how much the way "Westerners" (Europeans) relate to nature is really bc of European Christian ways of thinking and not necessarily universal

rainynook's review

emotional hopeful informative reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

5.0

I loved this book (which I both read with an actual book in my hands & also listened simultaneously to the author read her work) so very, very much. To a large extent, each chapter stands alone, but it is worth reading the entire book in the order written. Ms. Wall Kimmerer takes difficult subjects (environmental degradation, pollution, the plight of indigenous peoples in North America, climate change, corporate greed & its impact on the natural world, to name a few) and interweaves indigenous philosophies, practices & mindset along with a deep knowledge of biology & the natural world, & adds a generous helping of poetic & lyrical writing to create sometimes joyful, sometimes sorrowful song of blessings to our precious blue marble suspended in the vast here of time & space, the only home we know. I thoroughly enjoyed her audiobook performance; her calm, intelligent & tempered voice is pleasing & her cadence and delivery are perfect for the subject matter. 

seitic's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

Overall I agree with those that say this is just a bit too long. But this book is so important. I cried through a lot of it. It's beautiful and it is a book I will tell everyone to read.