Dare I say it? I think I preferred Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses over her more recent and longer work, Braiding Sweetgrass, which has gotten all of the attention over the years.

As predicted, this little book piqued my interest in mosses, offering both an education, appreciation, and lovely little connections and narratives to guide the process.

I could also see myself returning to this book for guidance on organizational structure in my own future written works.

On principle, I love these slow, detailed meditations. And on the topic of moss? Something that is tiny, unassuming, and often slow to grow? Even better. That said, I mean, it is moss, and so I did find certain points of the book to be a bit boring. Somehow the book gains momentum in the last half, though, and was easy to finish.

This author also has a newer book on serviceberries, and I’m looking forward to reading that book as well.