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katie_is_dreaming 's review for:
To Speak for the Trees: My Life's Journey from Ancient Celtic Wisdom to a Healing Vision of the Forest
by Diana Beresford-Kroeger
This was interesting to an extent, but I found the second part repetitive and the first part grated a bit on me for a couple of reasons.
The first is that it felt a bit self serving in its tone. That's probably purely subjective and other people may not feel that way. I just felt the author inserted herself and her achievements into the narrative a lot. I know this is a memoir, but it's possible to write a memoir without making the reader feel like you're extra special because of your heritage and upbringing.
The second reason I didn't fully get on with this was for the way it was made to seem like Ireland was a lost cause in terms of protecting the environment. It was presented as someone with 'The Sight' proclaiming this, but it still made me annoyed with the book.
Glad I read it, but don't think I would read anything by her again.
The first is that it felt a bit self serving in its tone. That's probably purely subjective and other people may not feel that way. I just felt the author inserted herself and her achievements into the narrative a lot. I know this is a memoir, but it's possible to write a memoir without making the reader feel like you're extra special because of your heritage and upbringing.
The second reason I didn't fully get on with this was for the way it was made to seem like Ireland was a lost cause in terms of protecting the environment. It was presented as someone with 'The Sight' proclaiming this, but it still made me annoyed with the book.
Glad I read it, but don't think I would read anything by her again.