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bailo2's review against another edition
5.0
4.5 upon first reading though I know I will return to and recommend this book and enough times to make it a 5. There’s a lot to chew on here. One of this issues to sustainability and the Anthropocene is the need for different paradigms on how we relate to the world and the people around us. Yunkaporta actually delves into Indigenous paradigms that actually exist and that I have no doubt could save the world if reclaimed. However, I do wish he spent more time on the thesis in the tagline. But hey maybe we can yarn and come up with some ideas on our own?
emccoy28's review against another edition
4.0
4 ⭐️
Super dense read so give it a chance before writing off. Anthropological exploration of Aboriginal culture and its (non credited) impact on history. I opted to listen to the audiobook (read by the author) as I read along with my physical copy which helped me to retain what I read MUCH better than either of those options alone.
Highly recommend for fans of Malcolm Gladwell!
Super dense read so give it a chance before writing off. Anthropological exploration of Aboriginal culture and its (non credited) impact on history. I opted to listen to the audiobook (read by the author) as I read along with my physical copy which helped me to retain what I read MUCH better than either of those options alone.
Highly recommend for fans of Malcolm Gladwell!
britt_uh_knee's review against another edition
5.0
Superbly written, accessible, and a welcomed reprieve from the white gaze. Indigenous knowledge as it deserves to be seen.
lauzy_s's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
micahhortonhallett's review against another edition
5.0
This is an incredible thought (and hopefully action) provoking book. The conceit of "yarning" (collaboritive/story/thought/knowledge sharing- rather than say, making wool) makes the material presented eminently accessible. Yunkaporta writes with an earnest and engaging clarity, and with an acknowledgement of his own prejudices and limitations that makes him a completely endearing narrator. When reading similar books fro m other cultural sources I have often found myself arguing with the text in a way that created a state of binary conflict between myself and the work. In contrast, even when I strongly disagreed with a statement Yunkaporta made in Sand Talk, it was in a way that still allowed the idea space to exist as potential/possibility and kept me open and engaged. Loved this book. One the best and most important things I have read in years.
tea_anne4's review against another edition
challenging
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0