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The narrative structure detracted from the information presented. The story line jumped from place to place and to varying groups of people in a very helter skelter way. The actual information about the volcanic eruption was magnificent.

After seeing everyone, including the year-end lists, rave about this I think my take will be a bit of an #unpopularopinion 😅
I liked the Jane Eyre undertones (or are they more overt?) but I found the parade of trauma to be extremely oppressive. I think Ive decided I dislike how much this author wallows, making you really work for the hope.

This was a dark and beautiful book. 2025 was a horrible year all around, but I did read some great books.

#NaturaLitsy November #buddyread discussion thread.

🌍 Did you manage to read it?

🌎 How does Ghosh's non-fiction writing compare to his fiction works?

🌍 Did you enjoy the book?

🌎 Did you learn or discover anything new?

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Up next - The Hidden Universe (tagged in comments).

I liked that this book looked at climate change from more of a non-western point of view that I usually see. I also appreciated the comparison between Pope Francis‘ Laudato si‘ and the Paris Climate Accord. #Naturalitsy @AllDebooks #NonfictionNovember

This is a great book about the history of fire suppression, fire‘s impact on ecology, and life as a hotshot. Super informative! There were times that I wondered if Thomas was a hotshot to write a book, but Steinem was a Playboy Bunny to write an article. Great read, and glad to see the public is getting an education of how hard and under appreciated the job of a hotshot is.

The idea for Frankenstein came to Shelley during a ghost story competition with her husband Percy Bysshe Shelley, Lord Byron, and John Polidori during the cold summer of 1816. #TodayILearned #NFN

When places are remote and far from civilized society, strange things happen!

Low pick. A ton of information/explanation, and I feel I have a better handle on a really tangled subject. There are lots of people to keep straight, and lots of no-real-solutions. BUT - I don‘t have any idea where I should go from here, as an individual. Should I be calling my representatives? Making personal changes? Supporting businesses? This reads more as a bio of Tim Searchinger than anything else. Frustrating and kind of disappointing, tbh.