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Benni Beh
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Only made it through the first chapter. The introduction is just rambling plant-anthropomorphising that comes from a good place, I'm sure, but is the kind of thing that probably gave people the idea that nature can somehow "just adapt" to whatever we do with the planet. The best thing I can say about the first chapter is that it had very little to do with the introduction. Will leave it at that for now.
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Khánh Linh Phan
is on page 258 of 297
Potato, Monsanto and mono agriculture. Ahh tale as old as time. Even though this book was written nearly 30yrs ago, we can still agree that Monsanto is evil. I actually like the way this chapter was written the most, as it feels more organized and intentional thn the frist two. The interchange between history of potatoes and the author's present exploration makes reading interesting all the way through.
— 16 hours, 39 min ago
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Carol
is on page 167 of 304
The topic is interesting, the author isn't :')
— Aug 08, 2026 01:21PM
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Khánh Linh Phan
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Gosh damn this might be the best part of the book. It lowkey makes me wanna try marijuana and observe its effect on our minds. AND I wanna learn more about natural substances as well. 10/10 for this part.
— Aug 07, 2026 05:32AM
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Carol
is on page 139 of 304
Uhuh uhuh, not sure I'll survive another 100 pages
— Aug 03, 2026 03:39PM
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Khánh Linh Phan
is on page 133 of 297
The tulip chapter is amazing actually. I never gave this flower much thought before reading, but now I'm obsessed with tulipomania and considering picking up The Black tulip.
— Aug 03, 2026 08:33AM
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Khánh Linh Phan
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The chapter about apple was more about Johnny Chapman than it was about apples... let's hope it gets better from here
— Aug 02, 2026 09:16AM
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