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The Democracy of Species by Robin Wall Kimmerer

albon's review

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emotional inspiring

4.0

lydiabeingalive's review

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hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

eliseg29's review

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Didn't realise this was just excerpts from Braiding Sweetgrass which I've already read!

leafchewer's review

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challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

imrereads's review

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informative inspiring

4.0

Listen, I love Robin Wall Kimmerer will all my heart. She os a botanist and her work blends indigenous teachings and scientific expertise. Iff you're too intimidated to pick up her longer works, like Braiding Sweetheart, this is under 100 pages and talks about some of the same topics. This books is comprised of three essays; Learning the Grammar of Animacy, the Honorable Harvest, and People of Corm, People of Light. Absolutely recommended! 

venetiana's review

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.5

(it's an excerpt from Braiding Sweetgrass, afaik)

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always_scrolling's review

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informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

The essays in this book are eye opening for a few different reasons. This is a book I think everyone needs to read 

rudybartlett's review

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informative inspiring reflective
did not realize that this was an excerpt from braiding sweetgrass until i actually got my hands on it but this definitely made me want to finally get around to reading the full book!

irebutera's review

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challenging informative inspiring fast-paced

4.0

frombethanysbookshelf's review

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5.0

In The Democracy of Species, Kimmerer encourages a more symbiotic, respectful relationship with nature - with the animals we share our planet with, the trees and plants around us - to foster a more nurturing and sustainable world. She writes from ethical, ecological and spiritual viewpoints - beginning with the power of the language we use. Sharing her own experience of seeing her own native language and culture shrinking down to just a handful of people - she gives a valuable insight into their beliefs and their respect towards nature itself. In just three sections, this was not only beautiful writing but created a true sense of kinship with the world and the writer that we could all use in the fight against climate change.
"We need acts of restoration, not only for polluted waters and degraded lands, but also for our relationship to the world."