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A review by nvblue
Thus Spoke the Plant: A Remarkable Journey of Groundbreaking Scientific Discoveries and Personal Encounters with Plants by Monica Gagliano
1.0
This book was something of a disappointment and a surprise.
I have been rather interested in books about the cohesion of nature, and I was familiar with Gagliano's scientific studies with Sensitive Plants. I was hoping this book would fall somewhat into the lines of Peter Wohlleben's 'Secret Lives of Trees' and Suzanne Simards 'Finding the Mother Tree'. Gagliano's book is highly shamanistic, which in and of itself is all well and good, but I was hoping for more of a scientific perspective. I found her stories fascinating, but would not recommend this book if you are interested in the science of plant intelligence and sentience. The other irritating point was how the author managed to politicize aspects of the book, it started to grate after a little bit.
TLDR: Good book for plant shamanism, not so great for scientifically minded readers.
I have been rather interested in books about the cohesion of nature, and I was familiar with Gagliano's scientific studies with Sensitive Plants. I was hoping this book would fall somewhat into the lines of Peter Wohlleben's 'Secret Lives of Trees' and Suzanne Simards 'Finding the Mother Tree'. Gagliano's book is highly shamanistic, which in and of itself is all well and good, but I was hoping for more of a scientific perspective. I found her stories fascinating, but would not recommend this book if you are interested in the science of plant intelligence and sentience. The other irritating point was how the author managed to politicize aspects of the book, it started to grate after a little bit.
TLDR: Good book for plant shamanism, not so great for scientifically minded readers.