A review by babayagaschickenlegs
What a Mushroom Lives for: Matsutake and the Worlds They Make by Michael J. Hathaway
adventurous
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.25
teetering between 4 and 4.5 stars 🤷♀️
i love anti-anthropocentrism! 👏✨🍄
i’ll say i did like the first section of the book, a general look at fungi, a bit better than the second, which dives into matsutake specifically. it almost felt like two different books, and i was definitely skimming toward the end, but overall i enjoyed it nonetheless. this book would definitely be interesting in conversation with theory about the Human/Man (i.e., Sylvia Wynter)
i love anti-anthropocentrism! 👏✨🍄
i’ll say i did like the first section of the book, a general look at fungi, a bit better than the second, which dives into matsutake specifically. it almost felt like two different books, and i was definitely skimming toward the end, but overall i enjoyed it nonetheless. this book would definitely be interesting in conversation with theory about the Human/Man (i.e., Sylvia Wynter)