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This was interesting. I never thought so much about fens, bogs, or swamps. A short book worth the time.

Audio gardening while listening to the tagged today.

I wanted to love this book, but I had to bail on it. Proulx echoes many ecofascist talking points in these 2 pages (and in other pages I read before DNFing). E.g. suggesting that overpopulation (particularly in Asia) is to blame for pandemics like COVID-19, insinuating that humans are the virus, etc. On ecofascism:
https://today.uconn.edu/2022/09/a-darker-shade-of-green/
https://earth.org/what-is-ecofascism/

My coworkers were laughing at my “bog book”, as they much prefer romances. A great read for #NaturaLitsy reading challenge (I‘m using as #landscapes) and while I don‘t think this is for everyone, I learned a thing or two about these wetlands. An essay here focuses on bog bodies and other creatures found buried in bogs which fascinated me. Slightly disappointed by the narration. I‘ll have to look up who it was; rather flat in tone.

I always have a concern when I read something like this that the author is not going to name capitalism for the destructive force that it is and sort of dance around it. Annie Proulx doesn‘t do this, she names it and that counts for a lot. The book isn‘t perfect but she is a very good writer and the positives outweigh it‘s flaws.

“The history of wetlands is the history of their destruction.”

Illuminating short essay collection. Enjoyed learning just how critical these fens, bogs and swamps are. We‘ve already lost so much in the name of agriculture and housing. And draining these places releases huge amounts of methane and carbon dioxide. I found the essay about bog bodies especially fascinating.

I was a little skeptical of this, as I usually like my science from scientists or science writers, but Proulx mentions at the top that she is neither and that this grew out of her own effort to better understand wetlands. She shows how vital these areas are and the ways throughout history that humans have damaged and destroyed them. Really worthwhile reading.

The number of mispronunciations in this audiobook drove me CRAZY! But there was one that frankly made me laugh out loud. The Lady of “shallot.” 😂 So…maybe if they‘d just given her some onions, everything would have turned out better? 🤔

I feel asleep twice reading this book last night and once today. I don't think it's me, because I read nonfiction. I think it's just very boring to me.

Publishes September 27, 2022

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Can't wait to get my hands on this

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https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/sep/19/fen-bog-swamp-by-annie-proulx-revi...

If you're interested in science and the environment, this is a quick read about different types of wetlands and their destruction by humans. This is almost like a passion project from a great author who clearly excels at research.

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Pub date is 9/27/22
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