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pothosethos's review against another edition
3.0
This pairs very very well with Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer. I learned a lot about trees. It has made me want to go to the forest. Sometimes repetitive.
abi_g_mac's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
3.75
Informative and well written. Not too dense and told in an accessible and conversational style, although it did get a little repetitive.
I listened to this while also reading The Overstory by Richard Powers which was an interesting combination.
eamcmahon3's review against another edition
5.0
Masterfully written and informative! I'd do a reread with a pen in hand for annotations next time around
mugwumpun's review against another edition
3.0
This book was very delightful, it felt light-hearted and conversational, and I felt I learned a bit more about trees and forests.
cassiakarin's review against another edition
5.0
Likely a favorite read for the entire year…I felt it could almost be an appendix to Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings…the mysteries and enchantments and old-world-wonders match that of the great epic tales of Ents, and wizards, and of Old Tom Bombadil himself.
The world we know just keeps getting better the better we know it, and I have been sincerely touch and changed by my now increased—though ever minuscule—understanding of such different creatures than myself. Trees are a wonder, and Wohlleben’s lessons on their personalities, characters, and communities has enlarged my perspective, my heart, and my enthusiasm for the great outdoors like a child to a new ability of climbing a new height.
Simply delightful.
The world we know just keeps getting better the better we know it, and I have been sincerely touch and changed by my now increased—though ever minuscule—understanding of such different creatures than myself. Trees are a wonder, and Wohlleben’s lessons on their personalities, characters, and communities has enlarged my perspective, my heart, and my enthusiasm for the great outdoors like a child to a new ability of climbing a new height.
Simply delightful.