Scan barcode
savaging's review
4.0
What delightful humans these are, giddy over the smallest details of trees. Robert Llewellyn's extreme close-up photographs are over-exposed and sort of angelic. They feel more like real art than most nature photography. And Hugo's arboreal obsession is contagious. After reading this, you'll surely look at trees with greater fascination. Not only for forests, but also for the trash-trees growing on the side of a gas station. This is the best gift: to show us wonder everywhere. I also appreciate Hugo's sex jokes.
I recommend this book for those already in love with trees and possessing a basic grasp of botany (especially for readers in the west, who will have to translate her eastern species descriptions to their western relatives). Might be too confusing or dull for others.
I recommend this book for those already in love with trees and possessing a basic grasp of botany (especially for readers in the west, who will have to translate her eastern species descriptions to their western relatives). Might be too confusing or dull for others.
cspiwak's review
5.0
A wonderful book that teaches you to look really closely at trees and to look often, as they are constantly changing. The pictures alone are wonderful, but the text, alternately poetic and practical,make it a book not to be missed
More...