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mirabrinkman's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
5.0
dillonbrantley's review
2.0
I wanted to get into this book because the case studies included are meaningful and interesting, but they are just not presented with the same charm and intrigue that other authors have brought into the genre.
This book was originally written in German (Peter Wohlleben is a forester in Germany) and then translated into English. Thus, there is the possibility that the stilted and unexcited tone was the result of the translation.
The book also fails to to into enough depth of the ecology within these case studies to keep me interested. Perhaps it would be more enjoyable to someone with less of a background in the field.
This book was originally written in German (Peter Wohlleben is a forester in Germany) and then translated into English. Thus, there is the possibility that the stilted and unexcited tone was the result of the translation.
The book also fails to to into enough depth of the ecology within these case studies to keep me interested. Perhaps it would be more enjoyable to someone with less of a background in the field.
alicebme's review
4.0
This is my first book by this author. I discovered it while shopping at Darville’s on Orcas Island on my 20th anniversary trip. I was recovering from COVID and wanted to read something about nature since I couldn’t hike as vigorously as I normally would have. I learned a lot about bark beetles. Also, I thought at first that I would write that the writing style is a little too conversational, but then I read the epilogue which tells of the author’s journey from a dry description to a more emotional one. I appreciate his metamorphosis.
davianareads's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
2.5
The book started very interesting but gradually became duller as it went on. Also, I found that the author did not use enough scientific sources for me to fully believe what he said in some chapters, such as the claim that wildfires are bad for forests. I feel as though I got several key pieces of information from this book but it could have been 50 pages shorter, even when it is already only 250 pages long.