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jacklynruth's review against another edition
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
"How do we consume in a way that does justice to the lives we take? We are told to take only that which is given and never take more than we need."
While this novel is preachy and the message is delivered with wake-up slap to our senses, it is also beautiful. I felt as if I was there digging for leeks, or pulling grass for baskets. I felt part of the land; I felt the respect for the land that the author feels.
Perhaps a wake-up slap is what we all need in order to recognize the harm that is being done to the world around us, the natural world that we depend on for life. "We are all bound by a Covenant of reciprocity." It's about time we do our part to save this world.
While this novel is preachy and the message is delivered with wake-up slap to our senses, it is also beautiful. I felt as if I was there digging for leeks, or pulling grass for baskets. I felt part of the land; I felt the respect for the land that the author feels.
Perhaps a wake-up slap is what we all need in order to recognize the harm that is being done to the world around us, the natural world that we depend on for life. "We are all bound by a Covenant of reciprocity." It's about time we do our part to save this world.
mikaelaw's review against another edition
5.0
As I re-listened to Braiding Sweetgrass this spring, Robin Wall Kimmerer's words and voice humble me. I took to listening to this book on walks in the woods, where I came to feel that I was in her classroom with her. Her ideas joined the root system of the way I think about pretty much everything: connecting to our shared relationship with the land teaches us reciprocity + interdependence; appreciation begets abundance; it is our gratitude and our commitment that makes the gifts. An implicit invitation by RWK: getting into deep relationship with the land we are on is an essential step in being in right relationship with ourselves and others. 5 stars
violinknitter's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
relaxing
sad
slow-paced
4.0
edgarallanfoe's review against another edition
I’m gonna read this again sometime when I’m in the mood. It bounced off me.
mossgarden's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Truly required reading for all those in the fields of ecology and environmental science. Wonderful start to learning about traditional ecological knowledge, and lots of amazing insight into what home means and how humans can better interact with the world that loves us.
alj24's review against another edition
4.0
Good books make you see the world and the people around you with new eyes. This one does that for sure.
It took me a bit of time to find my footing in this book as the organizational style was difficult for me to grasp, but I am receiving so much wisdom from this book. The Thanksgiving Address is something I would love to incorporate in my life, especially during the American traditional Thanksgiving holiday.
A small note, but I was saddened by the uncomfortability Kimmerer felt with the ignorant questions some of her Christian students posed to her. I saw the Christianity I know many times in the wisdom she shared. I also am humbled and learning from the traditional indigenous oral stories she told as well.
It took me a bit of time to find my footing in this book as the organizational style was difficult for me to grasp, but I am receiving so much wisdom from this book. The Thanksgiving Address is something I would love to incorporate in my life, especially during the American traditional Thanksgiving holiday.
A small note, but I was saddened by the uncomfortability Kimmerer felt with the ignorant questions some of her Christian students posed to her. I saw the Christianity I know many times in the wisdom she shared. I also am humbled and learning from the traditional indigenous oral stories she told as well.
joyribbon's review against another edition
5.0
fantastic book. it took me three years to listen to but i’m not very good at audiobooks. thank you to the concussion that allowed me to finally finish this book i love u robin wall kimmerer i love the world also
vivian_m_anderson's review against another edition
4.5
read for my literature of the natural world class—one of the best books i’ve read for class!