This is so well said — and so true of all areas of biology (and medicine), not just mycology.
“I have tried to find ways to enjoy the ambiguities that fungi present, but it‘s not always easy to be comfortable in the space created by open questions. Agoraphobia can set in. It‘s tempting to hide in small rooms built from quick answers. I have done my best to hold back.”
With a dedication like this, you know it‘s going to be a good book! 🍄🍂
pickI enjoyed it well enough, but I miss when Fortey mostly wrote about palaeontology. Or maybe I miss when he had a stricter editor. I don't know. I was much less hooked on this than his earlier work, anyway.
Despite/because of the personal turmoil (sick rabbit, wife with broken ankle & NHS shenanigans about who will treat it, anxiety flareup) I'm going all-out trying to get a blackout on #BookSpinBingo, ideally before the end of February, or if not, before the new card is announced at least. So this morning I started the day in bed reading about fungi.
My Oura Ring agrees it's a good idea! I don't usually get that amount of restorative time in a DAY.
It‘s finally Christmas Eve here on the west coast of the USA and I am settling in to open my #jolabokaflodswap package-
SQUEEEE!! Thank you, Shannon, I am so looking forward to reading this! Thank you for the book and the yummy Dove chocolates - I love them both!
Thank you Chelle for organizing this again. Merry Christmas everyone!
Mushrooms are cool!
pickBetween a so-so and a pick because I never felt bored though I was often confused and bewildered. I enjoyed the questioning of how and what translators DO, I was intrigued by the devotion of the translators to their Dear Author, I found the animosity between English and Spanish amusing in its presentation. One word I read in a review somewhere calling this “delirium” - it fits! I have no doubt that a “discussion” would find me liking it more.
