Gathering Moss

A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses

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Robin Wall Kimmerer: Gathering Moss (Paperback, 2003, Oregon State University Press)

Paperback, 168 pages

English language

Published March 6, 2003 by Oregon State University Press.

ISBN:
978-0-87071-499-3
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3 stars (1 review)

Gathering Moss is a series of personal essays introducing the reader to the life cycle, the ecology, and the natural history of mosses. The geographic range is restricted to the USA.

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Definitely something

3 stars

I wanted to love this book but unfortunately the way I read and think is completely dissonant from it. Probably one of those books that I should not have picked up as an Audiobook, because I also did not particularly enjoy the narration style.

It's hard to put into words something so subjective, but I think I grew weary of the fairy-tale tone - which I'm sure comes naturally to the author. My skeptic and perhaps unfortunately cynic world view made it hard to go through a whole chapter without discomfort whenever the author speaks of "plants come when they're necessary" and other traditional ways of thinking about the ecosystem. I appreciate very much getting more contact with the thought process of different cultures, but I was incapable of enjoying this particular opportunity. Maybe I was just too eager to learn the science on mosses and subconsciously grew impatient any …

Subjects

  • Nature
  • Nature/Ecology
  • Plants - General
  • Mosses
  • Ecology
  • Kimmerer, Robin Wall