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Genocide (2 reviewers), Animal death (1 reviewer), Racism (1 reviewer), Sexism (1 reviewer), and Vomit (1 reviewer)Moderate
Death (4 reviewers), Genocide (3 reviewers), Racism (3 reviewers), Animal death (2 reviewers), Grief (2 reviewers), Racial slurs (1 reviewer), Sexism (1 reviewer), Suicide (1 reviewer), Violence (1 reviewer), Xenophobia (1 reviewer), Cannibalism (1 reviewer), Religious bigotry (1 reviewer), and Death of parent (1 reviewer)Minor
Genocide (2 reviewers), Animal death (1 reviewer), Racism (1 reviewer), Sexual content (1 reviewer), Suicide (1 reviewer), Forced institutionalization (1 reviewer), Kidnapping (1 reviewer), and Grief (1 reviewer)Moods
informative 91%
reflective 88%
inspiring 83%
hopeful 64%
emotional 43%
challenging 27%
relaxing 16%
sad 13%
adventurous 3%
funny 3%
lighthearted 3%
dark 1%
mysterious 1%
reflective 88%
inspiring 83%
hopeful 64%
emotional 43%
challenging 27%
relaxing 16%
sad 13%
adventurous 3%
funny 3%
lighthearted 3%
dark 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 66%
medium 33%
medium 33%
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Named a "Best Essay Collection of the Decade" by Literary Hub As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. In Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer brings these two lenses of knowledge together to take us on "a journey that is every bit as mythic as it is scientific, as sacred as it is historical, as clever as it is wise" (Elizabeth Gilbert). Drawing on her life as an indigenous scientist, and as a woman, Kimmerer shows how other living beings--asters and goldenrod, strawberries and squash, salamanders, algae, and sweetgrass--offer us gifts and lessons, even if we've forgotten how to hear their voices. In reflections that range from the creation of Turtle Island to the forces that threaten its flourishing today, she circles toward a central argument: that the awakening of ecological consciousness requires the acknowledgment and celebration of our reciprocal relationship with the rest of the living world. For only when we can hear the languages of other beings will we be capable of understanding the generosity of the earth, and learn to give our own gifts in return.
A Washington Post Bestseller
Named a "Best Essay Collection of the Decade" by Literary Hub As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. In Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer brings these two lenses of knowledge together to take us on "a journey that is every bit as mythic as it is scientific, as sacred as it is historical, as clever as it is wise" (Elizabeth Gilbert). Drawing on her life as an indigenous scientist, and as a woman, Kimmerer shows how other living beings--asters and goldenrod, strawberries and squash, salamanders, algae, and sweetgrass--offer us gifts and lessons, even if we've forgotten how to hear their voices. In reflections that range from the creation of Turtle Island to the forces that threaten its flourishing today, she circles toward a central argument: that the awakening of ecological consciousness requires the acknowledgment and celebration of our reciprocal relationship with the rest of the living world. For only when we can hear the languages of other beings will we be capable of understanding the generosity of the earth, and learn to give our own gifts in return.
Buy Braiding Sweetgrass
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Bookshop US
Other countries
Bookshop UK
Blackwell's
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A New York Times Bestseller
A Washington Post Bestseller
Named a "Best Essay Collection of the Decade" by Literary Hub As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. In Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer brings these two lenses of knowledge together to take us on "a journey that is every bit as mythic as it is scientific, as sacred as it is historical, as clever as it is wise" (Elizabeth Gilbert). Drawing on her life as an indigenous scientist, and as a woman, Kimmerer shows how other living beings--asters and goldenrod, strawberries and squash, salamanders, algae, and sweetgrass--offer us gifts and lessons, even if we've forgotten how to hear their voices. In reflections that range from the creation of Turtle Island to the forces that threaten its flourishing today, she circles toward a central argument: that the awakening of ecological consciousness requires the acknowledgment and celebration of our reciprocal relationship with the rest of the living world. For only when we can hear the languages of other beings will we be capable of understanding the generosity of the earth, and learn to give our own gifts in return.
A Washington Post Bestseller
Named a "Best Essay Collection of the Decade" by Literary Hub As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. In Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer brings these two lenses of knowledge together to take us on "a journey that is every bit as mythic as it is scientific, as sacred as it is historical, as clever as it is wise" (Elizabeth Gilbert). Drawing on her life as an indigenous scientist, and as a woman, Kimmerer shows how other living beings--asters and goldenrod, strawberries and squash, salamanders, algae, and sweetgrass--offer us gifts and lessons, even if we've forgotten how to hear their voices. In reflections that range from the creation of Turtle Island to the forces that threaten its flourishing today, she circles toward a central argument: that the awakening of ecological consciousness requires the acknowledgment and celebration of our reciprocal relationship with the rest of the living world. For only when we can hear the languages of other beings will we be capable of understanding the generosity of the earth, and learn to give our own gifts in return.
What the community thinks
summary of 1127 ratings (see reviews)
Content warnings
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Genocide (2 reviewers), Animal death (1 reviewer), Racism (1 reviewer), Sexism (1 reviewer), and Vomit (1 reviewer)Moderate
Death (4 reviewers), Genocide (3 reviewers), Racism (3 reviewers), Animal death (2 reviewers), Grief (2 reviewers), Racial slurs (1 reviewer), Sexism (1 reviewer), Suicide (1 reviewer), Violence (1 reviewer), Xenophobia (1 reviewer), Cannibalism (1 reviewer), Religious bigotry (1 reviewer), and Death of parent (1 reviewer)Minor
Genocide (2 reviewers), Animal death (1 reviewer), Racism (1 reviewer), Sexual content (1 reviewer), Suicide (1 reviewer), Forced institutionalization (1 reviewer), Kidnapping (1 reviewer), and Grief (1 reviewer)Moods
informative 91%
reflective 88%
inspiring 83%
hopeful 64%
emotional 43%
challenging 27%
relaxing 16%
sad 13%
adventurous 3%
funny 3%
lighthearted 3%
dark 1%
mysterious 1%
reflective 88%
inspiring 83%
hopeful 64%
emotional 43%
challenging 27%
relaxing 16%
sad 13%
adventurous 3%
funny 3%
lighthearted 3%
dark 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 66%
medium 33%
medium 33%
Average rating