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beabae's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.75
Lowman does a phenomenal job splitting the book between memoir and field notes, allowing every chapter to build on one another to really fill the reader with a sense of wonder and greater understanding of trees, field biology, and what being the first to do something entails. As a result, it’s a memoir that reads like an adventure. One thing to note is that if you regularly enjoy reading scientific research, you'll fly through this like I did, but if you're coming into it without much experience interpreting field notes, you might move through the book more slowly.
TL;DR: If the Lorax wrote a book, it’d be something like this
TL;DR: If the Lorax wrote a book, it’d be something like this
hnagarne's review against another edition
i love trees but i am so bored.
to elaborate, it's obvious that meg lowman is accomplished. as a lover of memoir and nature, i was hoping to really enjoy this. however, the writing is rather tedious. at times, one paragraph takes up more than an ENTIRE page on my kindle, and that's just entirely too long of a paragraph for me. it was already starting to feel repetitive 80 pages in, and i just wish this fascinating topic was presented in a more interesting way.
to elaborate, it's obvious that meg lowman is accomplished. as a lover of memoir and nature, i was hoping to really enjoy this. however, the writing is rather tedious. at times, one paragraph takes up more than an ENTIRE page on my kindle, and that's just entirely too long of a paragraph for me. it was already starting to feel repetitive 80 pages in, and i just wish this fascinating topic was presented in a more interesting way.
laurynreads's review against another edition
3.5
It’s taken forever for me to make my way through this one for a multitude of reasons, but one of the biggest is that the second half of the book (post-Australia) really seemed to lose its structure and the narrative driving it. I would have loved to hear more about her time at museums, but overall I still enjoyed the book!
book_concierge's review against another edition
2.0
SUBTITLE: A Life Discovering the Eighth Continent in the Trees Above Us
I love trees. I really like reading about science. I love reading about strong women who pursue their dreams despite the obstacles place in their paths by societal expectations / restrictions. So, I should have loved this book. I didn’t.
Yes, Lowman’s personal story was interesting and inspiring. I marvel at all she has accomplished against considerable opposition and without much encouragement, let alone actual help. However, too much of the book read like an academic research paper. And I found parts of it overly preachy. It took me two MONTHS to read it
I love trees. I really like reading about science. I love reading about strong women who pursue their dreams despite the obstacles place in their paths by societal expectations / restrictions. So, I should have loved this book. I didn’t.
Yes, Lowman’s personal story was interesting and inspiring. I marvel at all she has accomplished against considerable opposition and without much encouragement, let alone actual help. However, too much of the book read like an academic research paper. And I found parts of it overly preachy. It took me two MONTHS to read it
incandescentsky's review against another edition
3.0
It's mainly a memoir: while the parts about her life were interesting I was more interested about her career. The amount of problems she faced just by being a woman is frankly absurd, but it's inspiring to see how much she achieved despite that.
I like that she ended by giving ideas on how to help the forests, being a memoir that maybe wasn't expected, but it's both necessary and frankly on brand.
I like that she ended by giving ideas on how to help the forests, being a memoir that maybe wasn't expected, but it's both necessary and frankly on brand.