Natural Consequences: Intimate Essays for a Planet in Peril

by Char Miller

This collection of environmental essays explores the threats of fire, drought, development, and fracking. Miller's thoughtful vignettes and fascinating historical interpretations clearly lay out our environmental challenges and threats due to climate change.

218 pages, Paperback

Published September 20, 2022

Reviews

[Lindsey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Overall a good read. The topics chosen were thought provoking and the writing strong (aside from some unfortunate typos that could have been fixed with keener editing). It seemed like many of these started as columns or opinion pieces; a whole book of them was a bit more than I bargained for. Despite that, it was worth the read.

[Aaron Feigelman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very well written. I especially enjoyed the first 15-20% of the book, where Char Miller details his beautifully astute observations on the covid lockdowns — when flora and fauna expanded their presence into the built world, devoid of humans for that brief period of time.

[Lana]

DNF

Some interesting articles. Particularly one on traditional burns which can support the soil and prevent wildfires.

But many of the articles just weren't captivating in thier writing.

I kept it around for a long time in hopes I'd finish - I got just over half way - but I never had a desire to pick it up. So I am passing it along in hopes it finds someone who really enjoys it.

[Gredel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Did you know weed damages forests? I didn’t.