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A review by morningtide
Flower Confidential: The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful by Amy Stewart
informative
medium-paced
4.75
This book was a deep dive into something I had never thought about and don't think I really would have thought about thinking about. It was actually more immersive than I expected it to be as a nonfiction book. After reading a few books about species and natural selection, etc, it was interesting to read about plants that have basically been 100% shaped by the involvement of people. Pretty much all the history and information in here was new and interesting to me, and I won't look at cut flowers the same as I used to.
Stewart did a great job of tying the histories together in a way that made the industry and it's growth feel very understandable. I can't say I wasn't gonna read a book about earthworms otherwise (I'm pretty sure I've actually seen mentions of The Earth Moved and felt intrigued) but this author made me want to read more of her work.
Stewart did a great job of tying the histories together in a way that made the industry and it's growth feel very understandable. I can't say I wasn't gonna read a book about earthworms otherwise (I'm pretty sure I've actually seen mentions of The Earth Moved and felt intrigued) but this author made me want to read more of her work.