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

emotional informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

This is maybe the most incredible book I have ever read in my life.
The gift given to my by the other that I cherish most is the idea that the natural places I love might love me back.
It is one of the most challenging books I have ever read, not in that it was difficult to read but because it challenged the foundation of how I have been taught to engage with the natural environment and other people. I am inspired; to garden, to give, and to reconsider how I view my place in the natural world. I also feel a great weight of responsibility. 
I only take issue with one page of this book, where it is
implied that improper connection with the Earth is what made someone commit suicide. I don’t really think that is for someone who is not that person to decide
.
Overall I would highly recommend the book to any reader, and especially to any person who feels a connection with nature.
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