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3.95 AVERAGE
3.95 AVERAGE
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relaxing
slow-paced
This is not the sort of book I would have picked up if it wasn’t for my book club. I have been dipping my toe into non-fiction, but never gardening. I think this would've been a higher rating if I knew more about gardening and all the plants that come up!
This is like a walk through a garden. It’s relaxing and the descriptions are beautiful. The pacing is slow like a walk, though. Which is fine, but in some parts it is boring. I think this is particularly the case where there’s a tangent. I’m not one to criticise a tangent, but I do feel like there’s a loss of focus that makes the middle of this book harder to follow.
The end (the last couple of chapters or so) is the best part. The ideas that come through at that point pack a punch, and I found them to be the most interesting part.
It did also satiate some curiosity about the gardening in my home county. As the daughter of a man in to farming and gardening, I was aware the soil in East Anglia was poor, but knew little about it aside from this!
This is like a walk through a garden. It’s relaxing and the descriptions are beautiful. The pacing is slow like a walk, though. Which is fine, but in some parts it is boring. I think this is particularly the case where there’s a tangent. I’m not one to criticise a tangent, but I do feel like there’s a loss of focus that makes the middle of this book harder to follow.
The end (the last couple of chapters or so) is the best part. The ideas that come through at that point pack a punch, and I found them to be the most interesting part.
It did also satiate some curiosity about the gardening in my home county. As the daughter of a man in to farming and gardening, I was aware the soil in East Anglia was poor, but knew little about it aside from this!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Medical content, Death of parent
Minor: Slavery, War, Pandemic/Epidemic
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A great piece of non fiction.
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relaxing
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I found this interesting, but it certainly wasn’t my usual book nor a style that I particularly enjoy. The book is written as though it itself is a walk through a garden, meandering and pausing for a rest, for a snack, to feel the softness of new petals or to breathe in the scent of the budding rose.
I found it boring in many parts, simply because I’m not drawn to discussions of historical gardens, nor celebrity figures, nor landscaping in general, and little of the referenced poetry moved me.
I do like a garden, however, and I much enjoy a deep dive into the etymology of linguistic terms; the connection to slavery I also found more interesting.
Overall for me this was a bare 3/5, but I expect others may love it; it just wasn’t my preferred flavour.
With thanks to NetGalley for the free eARC. All opinions are my own.
I found it boring in many parts, simply because I’m not drawn to discussions of historical gardens, nor celebrity figures, nor landscaping in general, and little of the referenced poetry moved me.
I do like a garden, however, and I much enjoy a deep dive into the etymology of linguistic terms; the connection to slavery I also found more interesting.
Overall for me this was a bare 3/5, but I expect others may love it; it just wasn’t my preferred flavour.
With thanks to NetGalley for the free eARC. All opinions are my own.
informative
reflective
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
hopeful
informative
medium-paced