Search - The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World

A pretty interesting study of a few types of plants. I didn't love how the author anthropomorphized the plants, and he took a lot of liberties with how he describes evolution, but that won't bother everyone. As a serious scientist, that stuff gets on my nerves! The book is definitely worth reading.

I do not normally read non fiction books so I have to admit that I was not looking forward to this book club pick. Surprisingly, the book turned out to be pretty good. It had lots of interesting information in it. I especially liked the section on apples and potatoes. I don't know if I'll ever eat another fast food french fry ever again! Even though it wasn't the type of book that you get lost in, I still enjoyed it.

While there is some interesting information in this book, I found it dry and repetitive. Couldn't finish it.

I really enjoyed Michael Pollan's rambling essays about human relationships with four plants (apples, tulips, marijuana, and potatoes). All contained some really interesting historical and botanical factoids, but sometimes he rambled a little too much. I occasionally felt like I was rereading the same information explained in a slightly different way, perhaps in his attempt to make connections overly clear.

The made a great discussion for our AAUW book club! A different read...well worth the time.

An excellent book for animated discussions!