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A review by careinthelibrary
Fresh Banana Leaves: Healing Indigenous Landscapes through Indigenous Science by Jessica Hernandez, PhD
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
I read this for the nonfiction prompt of the Skoden Readathon hosted in November by @nativeladybookwarrior (on IG and YouTube).
I really expected to like this more! I found it to be repetitive so while I enjoyed the first third, it became redundant as I continued on.
I appreciated the family stories that the author shared, the El Salvadoran history, the symbol of the banana leaves which made the title make so much sense.
If you're new to ideas of Indigenous environmental science and respectful relationships with plants and the earth, maybe this will be good for you!
I really expected to like this more! I found it to be repetitive so while I enjoyed the first third, it became redundant as I continued on.
I appreciated the family stories that the author shared, the El Salvadoran history, the symbol of the banana leaves which made the title make so much sense.
If you're new to ideas of Indigenous environmental science and respectful relationships with plants and the earth, maybe this will be good for you!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Racism, Violence, and Colonisation
Moderate: War
Forced migration, child soldiers