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A review by lillowo
In Search of Mycotopia: Citizen Science, Fungi Fanatics, and the Untapped Potential of Mushrooms by Doug Bierend
Did not finish book. Stopped at 40%.
I really enjoyed the first two chapters of this book. I found them informative and interesting and give a really interesting look at the science and the ways in which we are learning about mushrooms and fungi.
The narrator has a very strong personal voice but I do not find that there is much of a through line or very good organization throughout this book and that is ultimately why I stopped reading. The chapters about grassroots organizations and the ways in which they are working in the mushroom and mycology field really together and I couldn't figure out a clear theme or pattern. I actually got really tired of the repetition of stories and information (constantly through the book we're told about how a lot of these places are using the same systems but it's explained in a lot of detail).
This book opened with a really strong hook of social justice, ecology, environmental change, and how my ecology is being reworked but the longer I read, the more I felt like we were just being brought along for the authors experience of learning about mycology with no clear through line or development.
I learned some really great things in those first two chapters but I was struggling to stay engaged for the rest of what I read because of this lack of through line.
The narrator has a very strong personal voice but I do not find that there is much of a through line or very good organization throughout this book and that is ultimately why I stopped reading. The chapters about grassroots organizations and the ways in which they are working in the mushroom and mycology field really together and I couldn't figure out a clear theme or pattern. I actually got really tired of the repetition of stories and information (constantly through the book we're told about how a lot of these places are using the same systems but it's explained in a lot of detail).
This book opened with a really strong hook of social justice, ecology, environmental change, and how my ecology is being reworked but the longer I read, the more I felt like we were just being brought along for the authors experience of learning about mycology with no clear through line or development.
I learned some really great things in those first two chapters but I was struggling to stay engaged for the rest of what I read because of this lack of through line.