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katnortonwriter's review
I fee like I got stuck in a lot of books I didn’t care about, including this one. The idea is interesting, but it’s a collection of works that I wasn’t particularly invested in and didn’t feel like I was learning much from. Live is too short. My cells are aging by the second.
jenmkin's review
5.0
I appreciated the care with which this anthology was put together, and the watercolors interspersed with the poems, stories, and essays added a depth to the works
tlindhorst's review
5.0
I took 4 months to read through a handful of pages a night. This book rewarded this slow route with beautiful watercolor illustrations and several poems that were unfamiliar to me, and that note I love. An elegant, lovely compilation. A perfect gift for a poetry lover or naturalist.
karafox31's review
5.0
Loved this book!! Was sad it ended :( would recommend 10000% and I definitely want to start reading more poetry now
thndrkat's review
Anthologies such as this are hard for me to read cover-to-cover because the tone and emotions of the individual pieces are so different. This collection is academic and intellectual in form and structure, without as a whole conveying much of the joy and wonder I associate with wildflowers. The art, which depicts pressed flowers instead of live ones, is pretty but feels removed and almost clinical. I would describe this as an herbarium instead of a field guide.
ebazilereads's review
4.0
This was a really lovely collection of poetry and essays about different American Wildflowers, organized by flower and accompanied with watercolor illustrations. I read it slowly over several weeks and enjoyed it immensely! It's given me a new, deeper appreciation for the wildflowers all around us.
Thanks so much to Susan Barba and Abrams for this ARC through NetGalley. American Wildflowers: A Literary Field Guide is available now!
Thanks so much to Susan Barba and Abrams for this ARC through NetGalley. American Wildflowers: A Literary Field Guide is available now!