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lsparrow's review against another edition
4.0
A great review of mushrooms and lots of pictures. I still feel that I would not be able to identify them and this book is not organized in the easiest way to locate pictures or cross reference look a likes.
A good review.
A good review.
hazelwood's review against another edition
5.0
Wow, such an informative book! Not only does it include sections on edible mushrooms, but poisonous, psychoactive, and medicinal mushrooms as well! Even has appendixes about crafts with mushrooms, recipes for using different mushrooms, and growing your own mushrooms! The only thing I would have liked would be some side by side comparison photos of edible mushrooms and their lookalikes. And maybe a clearer organization system within the book, it doesn't go alphabetically so it can be hard to find what you're looking for quickly.
whatulysses's review against another edition
3.0
The edition I have (2020, I think?) would not be a suitable field guide for carrying on hikes - it's big, heavy, and information isn't presented as easily as I'd like for identifying something I encountered in the woods. However, an excellent primer and useful reference overall. I learned a lot.
wafer's review against another edition
4.5
An absolute must-read for any beginning forager! Lincoff has a talent for inspiring passion in the subject and making information memorable. Be sure to get the revised edition with additional information on cultivation and off-season collecting!
eliseseifert's review
3.0
While a helpful starting place for mushroom lovers, the beginning section about getting into mushroom identification and going on your first mushroom walk seemed out of order. The author kept mentioning gilled and non-gilled mushroom 20 pages before he defined those terms (There were similar things that made it feel like an experienced person was talking over my, a beginners, head). Once I got past that, the sections describing individual mushrooms were insightful and well laid out. I found the most information in the very end section of the book, with poisonous mushroom and psychedelics, which were given more space to describe their lookalikes. There was lots of information in the mushroom cultivation section and the section on choice edibles (best for eating but rarer to find), but it seemed to be an add on section with less thought to design/layout. This book certainly piqued my interest in harvesting wild mushrooms, but it’s likely not a guide book I’ll come back to frequently as a reference, instead I’ll look into get an Audubon guide or something similar as I could find none of the mushrooms described in this book on any of my walks.
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