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Mycophilia: Revelations From The Weird World Of Mushrooms (2011)

by Eugenia Bone(Favorite Author)

3.76 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1605294071 (ISBN13: 9781605294070)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Rodale Books

review 1: I've heard some criticism of this book, but to me it creates a complete view of mushrooms from one woman's personal experience and perspective. It may not be your own, and that's ok. As a mushroom enthusiast - not a scientist, not an expert, not a gatherer - I found the book truly fascinating. It gives a great base of knowledge in everything from history, to science, to culture, to future, to cooking. I'll be going back through and re-reading some chapters to further my understanding. Some parts of the book are memoir-esque and full of personal insight, experience, judgement, etc. - but I found that it only added to my enjoyment.
review 2: This is a fascinating look into fungi and mushrooms. I didn't like the author's voice. It seemed she was embarassed to be s... moreeen in the company of the woodsmen and ragged alternative thinkers who creep around in deep dank forests and foraging for food and further data. Eugenia Bone stays above it all and reports well on mushrooms as food, as hallucinagen (sp?), as nutrient and as remediant agent, cleaning toxic spills. She reports on her own experience but never reveals too much. Her personal accounts are about as deep as a lunchline response to "how was your weekend?" She would have done well to have just left all that out. less

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