“The more we learn about fungi, the less makes sense without them.”
A traipse through the wonderful world of fungi with surprisingly lyrical writing th“The more we learn about fungi, the less makes sense without them.”
A traipse through the wonderful world of fungi with surprisingly lyrical writing that is as dense as it is engaging, Entangled Life was fascinating from the first page to the last!
I already knew fungi were fantastic, but Merlin Sheldrake has reinvigorated my love for this strange and largely unknown kingdom of organisms. From ancient fungi as tall as a two-story building to the largest organisms on modern-day earth, down to the tiniest hyphae that make up a mycelial network, Sheldrake explores what we know and what we don't about fungi and all the wild and wonderful possibilities just out of reach on the horizon.
I learned so much from this book and had a lovely time reading the elegant prose and lush descriptions, following along as the author asked more questions than he answered on a quest for knowledge and enlightenment.
“Are we able to release ourselves from these metaphors, think out side the skull, and learn to talk about wood wide webs without leaning on one of our well-worn human totems? Are we able to let shared mycorrhizal networks be questions, rather than answers known in advance?”
There is so much love and passion and awe seeping out of these pages, and I sincerely enjoyed the ride. I can't wait to see what scientific discoveries mycologists will be making over the next decade - I genuinely believe we're on the cusp of something truly transformative!
Work Won't Love You Back is a relatable yet depressing exploration of why the ever-repeated mantra of "do what you love, and you'll never work a day iWork Won't Love You Back is a relatable yet depressing exploration of why the ever-repeated mantra of "do what you love, and you'll never work a day in your life" is categorically false and sets us up for exploitation in the workplace. A manifesto on the many ways in which capitalism and neoliberalism are ruining our lives, leading to loneliness, isolation, exhaustion, lack of time for relationships and hobbies, and unhappiness.
Jaffe touches on the myriad ways we are expected to commit our lives to work, to LOVE our work, without receiving commitment or love in return.
I found this book fascinating even as it made me increasingly angry at the state of our world. I would have loved more in the way of possible solutions and systems that could improve our collective lives (like universal basic income).
As someone who pursued a career in the performing arts simply because I loved it through the majority of my 20s, I know firsthand the exploitation, abuses, and burnout that are the inevitable result of this mindset paired with late-stage capitalism. I wish I'd read this book before I went to college, but I can guarantee you I wouldn't have listened.
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