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Soil: The Story of a Black Mother's Garden by Camille T. Dungy
4 reviews
thalia16's review
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Colonisation, Pandemic/Epidemic, Police brutality, Death, Racism, Slavery, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Animal death
buttermellow's review
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism, Sexism, Hate crime, Police brutality, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic, Animal death, Misogyny, and Child death
sellnow_hannah's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.25
The best way I can describe this book is that it’s a book about diversity in many forms - species, gender, race, experiences, etc.
Professor Dungy is a poet so her prose is lyrical and calming. She uses many metaphors to connect human experiences with the natural world. One such metaphor that I won’t soon forget isthat of the pronghorn who evolved to be incredibly fast, but no longer has predators that require such speed. She discusses this as the “ghosts of predators past” and this is used as a metaphor for the Black experience.
However, the writing style often feels meandering and stream of consciousness, which I struggled with at times.
During our book club discussion, I realized how truly wide ranging the appeal of this book is. I personally connected most with the ideas of humans being a part of nature and needing to be better stewards of Mother Earth as well as the history of Fort Collins and the shared memories of living in Northern Colorado during 2020 wildfire season. Others in the group connected more with the stories of motherhood, racial segregation, gardening, pandemic experiences, or the poems.
Overall, this book is about so much more than gardening.
Read for League of Women Voters Larimer County’s Informed Citizens Book club
(I don’t rate memoirs below a 4 star because I think it takes a lot of courage to be this vulnerable and share your life story. So for me 4-4.25 is good, 4.5-4.75 is great, 5.0 is fantastic.)
Professor Dungy is a poet so her prose is lyrical and calming. She uses many metaphors to connect human experiences with the natural world. One such metaphor that I won’t soon forget is
However, the writing style often feels meandering and stream of consciousness, which I struggled with at times.
During our book club discussion, I realized how truly wide ranging the appeal of this book is. I personally connected most with the ideas of humans being a part of nature and needing to be better stewards of Mother Earth as well as the history of Fort Collins and the shared memories of living in Northern Colorado during 2020 wildfire season. Others in the group connected more with the stories of motherhood, racial segregation, gardening, pandemic experiences, or the poems.
Overall, this book is about so much more than gardening.
Read for League of Women Voters Larimer County’s Informed Citizens Book club
(I don’t rate memoirs below a 4 star because I think it takes a lot of courage to be this vulnerable and share your life story. So for me 4-4.25 is good, 4.5-4.75 is great, 5.0 is fantastic.)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Fire/Fire injury, and Police brutality
fkshg8465's review
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
4.0
Beautiful book full of beautiful words, images, and outlooks, even among all the pain written throughout it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Violence, Hate crime, Sexism, Slavery, Grief, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Racism
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