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As someone who really loves nature, trees especially, this book hit almost too close to home for me; and yet I would recommend it to pretty much any fiction reader who is willing to work through a complex story for the beauty and feeling it conveys. Richard Powers so truthfully weaves a beautiful, powerful, and painful story. It is an incredible and well-written story that is also a love letter to trees and the people who defend them, and a call for the world to recognize their magnificence and strength. And if you start the book and get lost in the many storylines and characters, hold on: it all comes together soon enough, and it's so worth it when it does.
Kate DiCamillo is one of my favorite children's authors, and this book is especially beautiful. It made me cry and I love it because of that. Even though it's a children's novel, anyone can read and enjoy this story about a china rabbit and the joys and sorrows he experiences on his transformative journey.
An unexpectedly thrilling and fun nonfiction book about a fairly unknown illegal trade. As Johnson becomes engrossed in the motivations behind this crime, its perpetrator, and this niche hobby/obsession, so do his readers; the strange true crime story is surprisingly enthralling and fascinating.
The scope of this book and its many intertwined stories is just breathtaking. Each section, each time period, reads like its own novel and Mitchell conveys each character's voice in a unique way. The thread that connects them all together across centuries is what makes this book incredible.
A collection of stories for any and all women who feel comfortable in the outdoors, who love to travel, who wander and explore. It's powerful to feel part of such a like minded community, and it's also an excellent gift for the "outdoorsy" women in your life
Running away to the circus, a forbidden romance, and elephants- how can you go wrong?
Paul Hawken still has hope; he's gathered a powerful collection of solutions to the problem of climate change, while attacking the issue from the many aspects of sustainability. A worthwhile read for hope from the people changing the world for the better.
