A review by nmorin
The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World by Michael Pollan

2.0

didn't do it for me, kept sexualizing plants seemingly for no good reason.. "I can remember the exact moment that spud seduced me, showing off its knobby charms in the pages of a seed catalog." is a direct quote, the tulip stuff was too racy to post here. his writing obscured the interesting parts and I feel like he bludgeoned me with the points he wanted to make. writer is obsessed with dionysus and apollo.