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informative
relaxing
medium-paced
4.0
I listened to this book because it was chose as the starbucks book clubs book for June.
Listening to this book reminded me of watching a nature documentary. It was very relaxing and informative, but I could easily find myself not paying deep attention.
Even so, I really enjoyed listening to the book and was able to take away new learnings.
This book was in a similar vein to the Entangled Life. A deeper dive into aspects of nature that I hasn’t spent a lot of time dwelling on.
My biggest takeaways were the concepts of trees being able to think and feel pain. They have memories (though there are still some unknowns of how they hold memories). Their roots are thought of being like the equivalent (though not exact) to the human brain and these memories help them cycle through the seasons and make decisions on when to enter hibernation and come out of hibernation.
I also found it fascinating that trees among species can be very different from each other. They can “make decisions” and uses resources differently. Because of these, trees of the same species in the same area can lead completely different “lives.”
I would recommend this book to anybody curious about nature. This book gave me a new and deeper appreciation of trees. Even my buddy in the backyard takes on a new life in my eyes after reading this book.
Listening to this book reminded me of watching a nature documentary. It was very relaxing and informative, but I could easily find myself not paying deep attention.
Even so, I really enjoyed listening to the book and was able to take away new learnings.
This book was in a similar vein to the Entangled Life. A deeper dive into aspects of nature that I hasn’t spent a lot of time dwelling on.
My biggest takeaways were the concepts of trees being able to think and feel pain. They have memories (though there are still some unknowns of how they hold memories). Their roots are thought of being like the equivalent (though not exact) to the human brain and these memories help them cycle through the seasons and make decisions on when to enter hibernation and come out of hibernation.
I also found it fascinating that trees among species can be very different from each other. They can “make decisions” and uses resources differently. Because of these, trees of the same species in the same area can lead completely different “lives.”
I would recommend this book to anybody curious about nature. This book gave me a new and deeper appreciation of trees. Even my buddy in the backyard takes on a new life in my eyes after reading this book.
emath98's review
hopeful
informative
slow-paced
3.5
Really interesting topic, but I didn't like the writing itself very much.
hmstessman's review
3.0
I think this book would have been more insightful if I had listened to it rather than read it. Despite the intricacies and complexities of trees Wohlleben described, I often found my mind veering off. (Perhaps that is due to my own personal preference of learning about biology visually.) Really enjoyed the personification of trees and the anecdotal details interwoven amongst the more scientific evidence.
zeldafoxburr's review
informative
inspiring
mysterious
slow-paced
4.0
I loved this book. I learned so much about trees and the connections between them and other organisms, particularly fungi. It has given me a much better understanding of woods and forests as ecosystems - I won’t look at a tree in the same way again.
I’d tried listening to the audiobook a couple of years ago but couldn’t engage with it. I found the print version much better. The chapters are short so you can dip into it - it took me a couple of weeks to read, alongside other books.
Next on the list is Merlin Sheldrake’s book about fungi!
I’d tried listening to the audiobook a couple of years ago but couldn’t engage with it. I found the print version much better. The chapters are short so you can dip into it - it took me a couple of weeks to read, alongside other books.
Next on the list is Merlin Sheldrake’s book about fungi!