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

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.5

Although I had some quarrels with this book through the middle part, it successfully uses the sandwich technique and the beginning and ending left me really satisfied. Even though I found the author slightly up her high horse sometimes, I do think I can forget all of that in order to appreciate her teachings. Many of the stories were hard-hitting and quite revolutionary for me, and it has helped me see the world through newer lenses, learn more about all the living beings on Earth (and about Indigenous cultures specifically) and grow as a person. I feel like I pressured myself a bit in order to finish it, as a challenge, and I don't think it's because this book "begs to be read slowly" (I feel like I might have got a reading slump on it if I hadn't tried, because, as I mentioned, the middle parts were getting a bit hard for me for no particular reason, I think I just found them less pressing or connected to the core of the book), but just that I got frustrated at myself for not being able to read even though I wanted to. But, anyways, I'm really happy I finally got to read it, I don't think I'll ever re-read it (maybe some specific essays) but I do have a lot of underlined quotes that I hope to go back to in the future, if I ever waver or forget.
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