by Peter Wohlleben
Fascinating book by someone who has lived his life among trees. I gained a much greater understanding of tree life from Mr. Wohlleben's observations. I've always believed that plants and animals have a greater awareness than'science' gives them credit for. Recent writings seem to bare this out. High...
Okay my new thing is not to act out of the moment so I'm going to wait a few days then write a review. My review is favorable though.
This book is all about trees and the forests they create and live in. It can be quite interesting, but it’s also very much a popular-science work. Wohlleben is a forester and so he makes the topic accessible and engaging but some of his speculation and explanations were limited. For example, I can t...
I really wanted to like this book more, but the excessive anthropomorphism and pseudoscience really bothered me to the point that I couldn't give more than two stars. There is a lot of good and interesting information in the book, despite that. I also think it could have been organised better and so...
What a beautiful book. Wohlleben's account of the life of trees is engaging and completely accessible. At the same time, it resonated with me and seemed to make sense intuitively.How interesting is Tolkien's conception of his Ent trees in The Lord of the Rings. And how genius was his seeming acciden...
And interesting look at how trees live and function. Each short chapter covers one or another aspect of tree life, such as water transport, bug-life, roots, growth etc. I found the writing style too "chatty" with not enough nitty-gritty science.
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