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A review by krysley
Guardians of the Trees: A Journey of Hope Through Healing the Planet by Kinari Webb
4.0
Guardians of the Trees filled the spaces that were left empty when I read The Overstory by Richard Powers earlier this year. I did not care for The Overstory, but Guardians of the Trees is exactly what I want when it comes to memoirs about conservation: heartfelt, personal, and comes with a strong message.
Sometimes I struggle with memoirs when they bounce back and forth in time, but Kinari Webb was fairly linear in her writing and especially engaging. Though it makes sense that healthcare and conservation are both important, Webb backs it up with the statistics through her work.
My biggest issue with the book was that it included a bigger religious aspect than I expected. I am not favorable to reading about religion or religious experiences, but, luckily, Webb did not lean too hard into this. For those who do enjoy reading about religious experiences, I do think they would enjoy learning about Webb's path to realization. It's just not for me.
I really appreciated that additional information was included in the afterword, both to explain that Webb left certain aspects of her story in the book to show path to continuous learning and where readers can learn more about her work.
Suehyla El-Attar is an excellent narrator and is quickly becoming one of my favorites (she also narrates P. Djèlí Clark's Dead Djinn Universe, which I highly recommend). She has an intimate quality to her voice that lends itself perfectly to this memoir.
Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for allowing me to listen to this audiobook in exchange for an honest, unbiased opinion.
Sometimes I struggle with memoirs when they bounce back and forth in time, but Kinari Webb was fairly linear in her writing and especially engaging. Though it makes sense that healthcare and conservation are both important, Webb backs it up with the statistics through her work.
My biggest issue with the book was that it included a bigger religious aspect than I expected. I am not favorable to reading about religion or religious experiences, but, luckily, Webb did not lean too hard into this. For those who do enjoy reading about religious experiences, I do think they would enjoy learning about Webb's path to realization. It's just not for me.
I really appreciated that additional information was included in the afterword, both to explain that Webb left certain aspects of her story in the book to show path to continuous learning and where readers can learn more about her work.
Suehyla El-Attar is an excellent narrator and is quickly becoming one of my favorites (she also narrates P. Djèlí Clark's Dead Djinn Universe, which I highly recommend). She has an intimate quality to her voice that lends itself perfectly to this memoir.
Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for allowing me to listen to this audiobook in exchange for an honest, unbiased opinion.