A review by keepreadingbooks
Things That Are: Encounters with Plants, Stars and Animals by Amy Leach

adventurous funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

I don’t know how to explain this book other than to call it a romp – a delightful, philosophical, intelligent, educational, entertaining romp. Just listen to some of these essay titles: Radical Bears in the Forest Delicious, Please Do Not Yell at the Sea Cucumber, The Wild What. It’s the kind of book that makes you excited about learning something new and seeing well-known things in a new light. It’s a book for lovers of all things wild and free. It even sometimes reminded me of Mary Oliver, most specifically in the essays titled “God” and “Comfortless”. It’ll make you chuckle, and it’ll definitely make you google lots of interesting stuff you’d never heard of before, but it will hopefully also make you go out into the day and appreciate the little and big wonders of the world.