This book has a lot
of fascinating information about the complex lives, habits, and
survival strategies of trees. The author makes very good arguments
that trees learn and feel, that they communicate with and help each
other—attributes that make them seem a lot more like animals than
I'd ever suspected.
It's very detailed
(for a layperson), and sometimes repetitive, which makes the pacing
quite slow—much like the pacing of trees, I suppose. That's not to
say it's dull. Just take it in slowly. The structure of the book
makes this easy, presenting the information in short essay-like
chapters that can be read alone.
It's very heavy on
the type of trees that grow in the author's forest--so it's a little
narrow--but he's an expert THERE, and doesn't pretend to be
otherwise.
A very enriching
book.
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