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joiceeg's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
howlinglibraries's review
I'm not sure how to describe what I expected from this book, but it wasn't this. There's nothing wrong with the book if it's what you're looking for, but the very literal steps (like going out and looking for mushrooms) weren't what I was hoping for.
Also, while I personally appreciated the author's political takes on capitalism, etc., I think it got a bit misguided at times. The book presents a sort of mindset that the wealthy have overtaken outdoorsy behaviors and the lower and middle class need to "take it back", which may be the case in some parts of the US (I truly don't know); however, as someone from the southeast (where outdoorsy adventuring is something that primarily belongs to the lower and middle classes), I couldn't help but feel like some of the author's mindsets came from a critically online sort of "twitter activism" perspective that didn't actually align with the real world as much as one might hope.
Also, while I personally appreciated the author's political takes on capitalism, etc., I think it got a bit misguided at times. The book presents a sort of mindset that the wealthy have overtaken outdoorsy behaviors and the lower and middle class need to "take it back", which may be the case in some parts of the US (I truly don't know); however, as someone from the southeast (where outdoorsy adventuring is something that primarily belongs to the lower and middle classes), I couldn't help but feel like some of the author's mindsets came from a critically online sort of "twitter activism" perspective that didn't actually align with the real world as much as one might hope.
lisajmunro's review against another edition
1.5
Wow. Well. This is certainly… a book that I have read now 😬
Honestly, it’s my own fault. I looked at the cover, title and subtitle and thought it was about the “stays at home in PJs, eats a handful of cheese for dinner, hasn’t washed her hair in a week and reads a lot of smutty fantasy books” kind of goblin girl, but I really should’ve read the description on the back of the book and realised that it’s actually about... whatever the fuck I just read.
I wish I had DNF'd this but I refused to let this book beat me, so I read it all and despised every second of it 🙃
Honestly, it’s my own fault. I looked at the cover, title and subtitle and thought it was about the “stays at home in PJs, eats a handful of cheese for dinner, hasn’t washed her hair in a week and reads a lot of smutty fantasy books” kind of goblin girl, but I really should’ve read the description on the back of the book and realised that it’s actually about... whatever the fuck I just read.
I wish I had DNF'd this but I refused to let this book beat me, so I read it all and despised every second of it 🙃
themoonshinegirl's review against another edition
informative
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
4.0
mellyqueen's review against another edition
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
2.5
I wanted to like this book based on the promise of learning more about goblincore but I feel it went nowhere and I learned nothing. Except about what manuports are. So that's one thing.
Honestly ended up skim reading a fair bit and felt the bits I did read were a bit condescending or pushing an agenda which seemed odd for what I thought would be a chill little book.
Honestly ended up skim reading a fair bit and felt the bits I did read were a bit condescending or pushing an agenda which seemed odd for what I thought would be a chill little book.