cass_lit's review against another edition
Overall, I enjoyed this. Some of the essays connected more with me than others, but that’s to be expected. If you’ve got the choice, I wouldn’t recommend the audio though as it was sometimes difficult to to separate people from each other.
ebazilereads's review
3.0
Black Earth Wisdom is a collection of conversations by Leah Penniman, a Black Kreyol farmer and co-director of Soul Fire Farm, with Black environmentalists. In order to create Black Earth Wisdom, Penniman interviewed a range of people and then compiled those interviews into "conversations" on specific topics. I really enjoyed the content of this book and learned a lot from the wisdom it contained. I think that, for whatever reason, interview-style books are harder for me to get into than other forms of nonfiction. I had the same challenge with Ezra Woodger's To Be a Trans Man. This was a fantastic book whose format didn't quite work for me - I think I may need to steer away from interview/conversation formatted nonfiction moving forward.
Thanks so much to Leah Penniman and Amistad for this ARC through NetGalley! Black Earth Wisdom is available as of February 28th, 2023.
Thanks so much to Leah Penniman and Amistad for this ARC through NetGalley! Black Earth Wisdom is available as of February 28th, 2023.
rocomama's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.75
Beautiful critical wisdom, actionable, necessary. Grateful that this wisdom exists in audio format with multiple talented narrative actors.
kimfullofbright's review
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
brandylyons's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
I can't even begin to tell you how much I loved this book. So very different, and so engaging. It is thoughtful and brilliant and full of wisdom. I truly feel like I need to reread it to be able to fully appreciate everything going on. Wonderful!
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