Braiding Sweetgrass
As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. In *Braiding Sweetgrass*, Kimmerer brings these lenses of knowledge together to show that the awakening of a wider ecological consciousness requires the acknowledgment and celebration of our reciprocal relationship with the rest of the living world. For only when we can hear the languages of other beings are we capable of understanding the generosity of the earth, and learning to give our own gifts in return.
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Readers say Braiding Sweetgrass beautifully blends Indigenous wisdom and Western science, offering poetic storytelling that deepens connection to natu...
I listened to this book on audible and I really enjoyed the content and the reader/author. I recommend to all my friends.
I wanted to like this book. It pulled me in from the start with its beautiful writing and its exploration of Indigenous culture and the relationship between humans and nature, but over time the tone shifted from that exploration to more of an emphasis on the author’s personal virtue.
I respect the overall messages and think they are beautiful, but at times the author’s tone came across as condescending and patronizing.
I completely understand why this book resonates with so many people; it just didn’t work for me in the same way.
I respect the overall messages and think they are beautiful, but at times the author’s tone came across as condescending and patronizing.
I completely understand why this book resonates with so many people; it just didn’t work for me in the same way.
She is able to convey the importance of environmentalism in beautiful writing. The premise is not to shame, but to encourage people to love the earth. This book has definitely shifted my day to day outlook, to reciprocate the gifts the earth brings us every day, love the land, and to not take / consume more than I need
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