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Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds and Shape Our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake
4.0
Completely fascinating read, I was engrossed from start to finish. I got this after reading [a:Robert Macfarlane|435856|Robert Macfarlane|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1369335601p2/435856.jpg]'s [b:Underland: A Deep Time Journey|53121631|Underland A Deep Time Journey|Robert Macfarlane|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1597184024l/53121631._SY75_.jpg|68561061], with a chapter on Epping Forest, Merlin Sheldrake and mycorrhizal fungi.
I learned a lot, the text is wonderfully written with much scope about the subject matter and the themes for each chapter are great. The notes are also really worth pursuing for extra facts and further reading.
There are great tidbits and fun facts - from the effects of psilocybin and ophiocordyceps, to fungal photosynthetic capabilities, to the voyria of Panama and matsukake forming after the Hiroshima bombing, to truffles and lichen, to the fact that Star Trek’s Paul Stamets was actually based on a mycologist called... Paul Stamets.
There’s a lot to discover about the world of fungi and I finish the book completely inspired by how they can build and destroy, how they affect technology and our ecosystems, and ultimately the possibilities they present for humanity.
Utterly enchanted.
I learned a lot, the text is wonderfully written with much scope about the subject matter and the themes for each chapter are great. The notes are also really worth pursuing for extra facts and further reading.
There are great tidbits and fun facts - from the effects of psilocybin and ophiocordyceps, to fungal photosynthetic capabilities, to the voyria of Panama and matsukake forming after the Hiroshima bombing, to truffles and lichen, to the fact that Star Trek’s Paul Stamets was actually based on a mycologist called... Paul Stamets.
There’s a lot to discover about the world of fungi and I finish the book completely inspired by how they can build and destroy, how they affect technology and our ecosystems, and ultimately the possibilities they present for humanity.
Utterly enchanted.