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A review by seaweed
Rooted: Life at the Crossroads of Science, Nature, and Spirit by Lyanda Lynn Haupt
hopeful
Even though I agree with many of theses, the way they were presented turned me into a hate reader after the second half. There are passages in this book where this comfortable middle class author considers herself "on the edge of society" for not wearing shoes in the backyard of her spacious suburban home or calling trees "she" (#feminism).
Also, the citation apparatus? Atrocious. Considering the author refers to a different text 3 times a paragraph, one bibliography at the end is not sufficient. If you ever expect people to fact check - or hell, even to learn more about the things you're writing, you'd need to at least do a list of references once a chapter. It's not like she is against footnotes, even, but mostly uses them for mid-tier jokes.
AND she cites Susan Simard's TED talk instead of literally anything????? Yeah, if you were hoping to learn something about science, look the other way.
Also, the citation apparatus? Atrocious. Considering the author refers to a different text 3 times a paragraph, one bibliography at the end is not sufficient. If you ever expect people to fact check - or hell, even to learn more about the things you're writing, you'd need to at least do a list of references once a chapter. It's not like she is against footnotes, even, but mostly uses them for mid-tier jokes.
AND she cites Susan Simard's TED talk instead of literally anything????? Yeah, if you were hoping to learn something about science, look the other way.