Book Stuff
Apr. 27th, 2024 11:03 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
citrakayahJust finished Life on the Rocks by Juli Berwald and Regenesis: Feeding the World without Devouring the Planet by George Monbiot. The former was an interesting look at the science of coral conservation. The sections on coral resilience were both fascinating and uplifting, even with the caution that the science on the subject is still far from resolved--but I felt that it was greatly dragged down by Berwald's habit of going into long, personal anecdotes about her daughter's struggles with OCD. Some may find that compelling or something that gives a more personal touch to a book about science. I don't. It felt voyeuristic and out of place, and while her daughter did consent to her portrayal in the book after the first few anecdotes I found them too difficult to read through.
Regenesis, on the other hand, I liked more. Monbiot's explanation of the science behind food production seemed pretty well put together and avoided easy answers, which is a frequent flaw of anything that looks at food production. He certainly has his biases, but they influence his writing less than some of the other authors I've read (Savory, for instance, is pretty infamous for misrepresenting science in his talks on his grazing method).
I'm in the middle of reading Dazzling by Chikodili Emelumadu.
[Reposted from the Werelist.]
Regenesis, on the other hand, I liked more. Monbiot's explanation of the science behind food production seemed pretty well put together and avoided easy answers, which is a frequent flaw of anything that looks at food production. He certainly has his biases, but they influence his writing less than some of the other authors I've read (Savory, for instance, is pretty infamous for misrepresenting science in his talks on his grazing method).
I'm in the middle of reading Dazzling by Chikodili Emelumadu.
[Reposted from the Werelist.]
