John's review
The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World
by Michael Pollan
John's review
The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World by Michael Pollan
John's review
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thought-provoking
There is a great amount of information in this book. At no point did I really feel inclined to put the book down, in that sense it was so well written it engaged me. Despite this, it was a bit to immersed in popular culture. As much as that can be interesting. I eventually get sick of even thoughtful commentary about the stuff. When it came to the part about Mcdonalds I wanted to throw up.. and the author, pollan, doesn't even try to make mcdonalds look bad. He simply states a few facts, its pretty incredible how.... effective writting coupled with a neutral position can present things how they are so well.
I enjoyed reading about the apple tree and discovering its facinating history.
I sometimes felt like his premise was too much of an advertisement. There really didn't seem that much weight after all to the statement that plants control humans more than we might think. He builds up this big idea as if to talk about it. But I didn't really feel like it happened, much of the book s...more
I enjoyed reading about the apple tree and discovering its facinating history.
I sometimes felt like his premise was too much of an advertisement. There really didn't seem that much weight after all to the statement that plants control humans more than we might think. He builds up this big idea as if to talk about it. But I didn't really feel like it happened, much of the book s...more
