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A review by farbooksventure
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.25
Braiding Sweetgrass might be the longest audiobook I have had the pleasure of listening to so far. And honestly? It remains a thought-provoking & peaceful read until the very end.
It's the type of book you read slowly over a long period. Not something you attempt to read quickly in a tight reading deadline. Trust me, I'm speaking from personal experience here lol.
Through Braiding Sweetgrass, Robin Wall Kimmerer offered a different perspective on how we can recover & change our relationship with lands and nature in general. Drawing from her educational background as an ecologist & cultural background as an indigenous person, she proposes reciprocity as the base of our relationship with the land to move forward in the future.
There's a lot of descriptions of various plants and animals. Various natural circles. Various ways every being on earth lives and interacts with each other. Various ways things we do (and don't) can affect other beings without us even realizing it. Kimmerer also mixed this with anecdotes about her life & work. In short, there's a lot of info to sort through & you wouldn't want to put an unnecessary burden on yourself by attempting to read it in one sitting or something.
That being said, this book also remains gentle. It stays realistic, yes, but it also doesn't push you to the cliff of despair. It simply makes you want to do and be better, for our sake and other beings who we live with side by side within this planet.
My inner biology-loving self is LIVING while reading this book. I'm especially intrigued by the many passages dedicated to various flora & fauna. From Maple trees to Salamander, these are new to me because you don't find them on tropical lands where I spend most of my life in.
So, I would totally recommend Braiding Sweetgrass if you are interested in nature & biology. I also encourage people who look for a fresh way of doing science to give this one a try.
It's the type of book you read slowly over a long period. Not something you attempt to read quickly in a tight reading deadline. Trust me, I'm speaking from personal experience here lol.
Through Braiding Sweetgrass, Robin Wall Kimmerer offered a different perspective on how we can recover & change our relationship with lands and nature in general. Drawing from her educational background as an ecologist & cultural background as an indigenous person, she proposes reciprocity as the base of our relationship with the land to move forward in the future.
There's a lot of descriptions of various plants and animals. Various natural circles. Various ways every being on earth lives and interacts with each other. Various ways things we do (and don't) can affect other beings without us even realizing it. Kimmerer also mixed this with anecdotes about her life & work. In short, there's a lot of info to sort through & you wouldn't want to put an unnecessary burden on yourself by attempting to read it in one sitting or something.
That being said, this book also remains gentle. It stays realistic, yes, but it also doesn't push you to the cliff of despair. It simply makes you want to do and be better, for our sake and other beings who we live with side by side within this planet.
My inner biology-loving self is LIVING while reading this book. I'm especially intrigued by the many passages dedicated to various flora & fauna. From Maple trees to Salamander, these are new to me because you don't find them on tropical lands where I spend most of my life in.
So, I would totally recommend Braiding Sweetgrass if you are interested in nature & biology. I also encourage people who look for a fresh way of doing science to give this one a try.