A review by hnells
Vibrant Matter: A Political Ecology of Things by Jane Bennett

2.5

I started reading this while working on my master's thesis, and it didn't end up being helpful for me then. I've only just recently finished it, and I thought it was fine. There are definitely some interesting ideas in here, but I think reading excerpts rather than the entire book will probably be more useful for most people. Just stick to the first two to three chapters or so and you'll get the gist. 

I do agree with other reviewers that the total focus on western philosophers and lack of inclusion of indigenous scholarship hurts the book considerably. This is an especially glaring omission for me after having read Braiding Sweetgrass, which engages with similar lines of scholarship as well.