A review by jadeprnc3
Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest by Suzanne Simard

4.0

The book was really interesting and had an engaging narrative but the writing can be science heavy and detail oriented at times that make it feel like an academic paper juxtaposed between personal narrative writing. This style made it really difficult for me to try to get through so I alternated between reading and listening to it on audio book. It was a good follow up book to other books that have come out recently about mycorrhizal fungi networks in forests but I would not recommend it to someone who is trying to learn about those concepts for the first time. For someone actively engaged in academic work relating to that subject though I think it is fantastic, and the narrative pieces highlight some of the history and controversy on forestry management as well as the experiences of a female scientists during emerging policy changes among forestry management practices.