A review by pagewraith
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

4.0

 

“Even a wounded world is feeding us. Even a wounded world holds us, giving us moments of wonder and joy. I choose joy over despair. Not because I have my head in the sand, but because joy is what the earth gives me daily and I must return the gift.”

Since graduating from my Master’s and saying goodbye to being a student, I’ve missed learning and reading essays. When I was young, I couldn’t understand why anyone would want to read non-fiction, but now I’m looking forward to exploring more theory on my own time instead of because it was assigned reading.
 
I loved Braiding Sweetgrass very much. I find so much hope and truth in writings about our relationships with non-humans, and post-humanism, and animism, and ecocriticism. What a gift it is to learn more about these perspectives and approaches from Indigenous scholars!