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lisamchuk's review
3.0
Another book I started, was enjoying, but didn’t finish because I lacked focus. The information was interesting, and this would make a good spring read while getting excited for the gardening season. The language is very accessible, except there’s a lot of temperature talk and it’s all in Fahrenheit and my country does Celsius which meant I couldn’t really follow those discussions, which was both annoying and unfortunate.
geekwayne's review
3.0
'The Weather Detective' by Peter Wohlleben with English translation by Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp is the third book by the author. It's also continuing in the vein of his other works.
In this work, the author seems to want us to slow down a bit and look and listen around us. The weather can be seen in the signs in our gardens, and how the critters who inhabit our yards are acting. How plants can survive in global warming, how much water is enough for plants, and what creatures we should allow in our yards are also discussed. The cycle of seasons, and the moon, and a typical day are opined on.
It's a short work, and only the first third is about the weather. I was hoping there might be a bit more content on the subject, but I still found myself liking the work. It's a book to read and relax with. A book to read outside as you listen to the wind and the birds.
I received a review copy of this book from Dutton-Penguin Random House in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this book.
In this work, the author seems to want us to slow down a bit and look and listen around us. The weather can be seen in the signs in our gardens, and how the critters who inhabit our yards are acting. How plants can survive in global warming, how much water is enough for plants, and what creatures we should allow in our yards are also discussed. The cycle of seasons, and the moon, and a typical day are opined on.
It's a short work, and only the first third is about the weather. I was hoping there might be a bit more content on the subject, but I still found myself liking the work. It's a book to read and relax with. A book to read outside as you listen to the wind and the birds.
I received a review copy of this book from Dutton-Penguin Random House in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this book.
beccafeldhacker's review against another edition
3.0
I am glad I finally finished this. I started it in 2021 and only got to like page 5 in disappointment. With it being based in Europe, many of the signals (animals, plants, seas, etc) are most applicable to European readers, though it wasn’t unhelpful. I loved the hints at using plants within your garden or birdsongs for time-telling, and some of the old phrases that have wisdom in weather-telling. Still, i felt the majority of the book was really just about gardening and encouraging folks to become more aware of their surroundings on the whole.
mirabrinkman's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.0
ameyawarde's review
4.0
This meandered away from weather, but it's fine. I love grandpa Wohlleben (Okay the author is younger than that but the narrator isn't and he's done all Wohlleben's books and my brain refuses to acknowledge that's not *really* his voice) and his meandering discussions of all things nature and forestry. <3