Reviews

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

wifeslife's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing slow-paced

4.25

maryesthernev's review against another edition

3.0

I read this book for a book club. I appreciated the philosophy of life she shares with her readers. The book was long, full of "should" language, and was primarily motivated by shame and doom. I loved experiencing a different culture for a few days while I read this book but I was also ecstatic when it was finally over.

des_talks's review

hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

lmeneghin32's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

ttavaras's review against another edition

5.0

This is a life-changing book

hailstorm3812's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

This book is so so good. I don't have the words to describe it. It is such a good blend of information and heart. She knows exactly when to pull from her degree, her heritage, and her lived experience. It is such a perspective shifter of a book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide and Colonisation

Moderate: Cultural appropriation

Minor: Violence, Religious bigotry, War, and Sexism

maytmayorga's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

mrfroggy's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Lifechanging, groundbreaking, heartstopping, eye opening.....! This is exactly what ive been looking for in terms of filling in that gap of knowledge between people and place and also the ways of knowing that are derived from that relationship we can have with our earth, beyond merely human to human relationships and ways of knowing. Well written, with beautiful narration and stories interspersed throughout really hits home the need for connection and history when pursuing anything from science to policy to disputes to food. 10/10!

I need this to be required reading for every STEM major bc the western ideas of possession and objectivity and solely human subjecthood is so pervasive in every aspect of western science and knowledge making

daniellel's review against another edition

Very slow and meandering pace

qofdnz's review

hopeful informative sad slow-paced

4.75