tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593664.post2064659547910220490..comments2024-03-22T14:13:55.418-07:00Comments on wmtc: what i'm reading: 2022 wrap-uplaura khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593664.post-89450390608573856872022-12-28T05:29:27.244-08:002022-12-28T05:29:27.244-08:00Welcome back, John F! I'm sorry to hear you...Welcome back, John F! I'm sorry to hear you've been struggling. Both The Word Hord and Ducks are going on my List.<br /><br />Marie, the worst thing about going to grad school was not having time/energy for my own reading. I heard about Overstory from <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/07/science/trees-fungi-talking.html" rel="nofollow">this long article</a>, where various scientists are weighing in on the question Is the Wood-Wide Web Real? I will probably read it. <br /><br />Also Marie, I'm glad you're here, so I can thank you for turning me on to Wayne, which you mentioned <a href="https://www.wmtc.ca/2022/01/what-im-watching-best-of-2021-april-to.html" rel="nofollow">in comments here</a>. :)laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593664.post-38925138801039882372022-12-27T23:00:37.743-08:002022-12-27T23:00:37.743-08:00I have noticed positive mentions of Ducks here and...I have noticed positive mentions of <i>Ducks</i> here and there.<br /><br />I became curious about <i>The Overstory</i> after reading Peter Wohlleben's <i>The Hidden Life of Trees</i> and wondering if he is legit (<a href="https://watershednotes.ca/2017/11/29/on-accuracy-in-science-storytelling/" rel="nofollow">he may not be</a>).allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593664.post-83978708715626822472022-12-27T17:37:19.209-08:002022-12-27T17:37:19.209-08:00I'm taking classes again, so it's ruining ...I'm taking classes again, so it's ruining my casual reading time, but I did read one great book in the summer: The Overstory by Richard Powers. Fictional but with lots of info about trees. I highly recommend it. Marie Snyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13872774009526266579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593664.post-28266632986506333782022-12-27T11:33:02.693-08:002022-12-27T11:33:02.693-08:00Hello! I am commenting here after a long absence (...Hello! I am commenting here after a long absence (it’s been a rough couple of years). I am happy to say that I am not familiar with anything on this list. Why happy? Because you’ve given me lots of new material to discover.<br /><br />I am currently enjoying <i>The Word Hord: Daily Life in Old English</i> by Hana Videen. And my gift to myself this week will be Kate Beaton’s graphic novel memoir <i>Ducks:Two Years in the Oil Sands</i>. I have yet to see a negative review of the latter, and I am a big fan of Beaton’s webcomic <i>Hark! A Vagrant!</i>.<br /><br />All the best to you in 2023!John Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03311460361141615890noreply@blogger.com