Exploring the Wonders of Moss: A Comprehensive Look at Mosses in Nature and Culture

marley: title says it all, great read for anyone who loves to be outside. learn to appreciate the little things in life! robin wall kimmerer does such an amazing job explaining the science as well as telling little anecdotes and it’s just such a fantastic book. I’m a wildlife science major who would love to spend the rest of my life exploring the outdoors and i was able to learn so much from this.

United States on Jan 26, 2024

babawawa: I don’t know if I can quite put into words, the profound impact this book has had on me since reading it.

It’s not that I was taking so much for granted; rather this author has awakened me to the beauty of our Mother Earth, in particular the symbiotic relationship between even the tiniest of its inhabitants.

This book is so much more than simply learning about various species of moss (of which there are 20,000+!). Although scientific in nature (no pun intended!), with Latin names I dare not even try to pronounce, Ms. Kellerer interspersed poignant personal stories throughout this book, bringing me such a strong desire to learn so much more about Native Americans, their culture and teachings. I am forever grateful to this author for opening my eyes and awakening in me, the true beauty of nature. My precious adult daughter, the youngest of my 5 incredible children, Kim, passed away this past September 17th, and I have found great solace with this book. I cannot recommend “Gathering Moss,” and her sister book, “Braided Sweetgrass,” highly enough. I truly hope anyone reading these beautiful books can be transformed as have I.

United States on Dec 04, 2023

Vito Delacruz: Gathering moss opens eyes and hearts to a vital aspect of our world which is often overlooked, at best, and, at worst, destroyed in our arrogance. The book connects us intimately with our precious environment which we as seem intent on ravishing without accounting for the consequences. I particularly loved the section that dealt with Goblin’s Gold. Thank you.

United States on Nov 14, 2023

Mr Andrew C Nichols: Great book - much appreciated

United Kingdom on Sep 19, 2023

Kenneth L. Williams: I enjoyed reading, Braiding Sweetgrass so much I took a chance on Moss and was delighted with it. Such a wonderful way to learn new information that you into a different world. The diversity of moss and how fascinating they truly are. Kimmerer tells their story with Heart and care what is often overlooked. She brings her view too you in a way that puts the reader weight there with her. I would buy whatever she wants to write about and you feel you know her and all of her family😊

United States on Sep 07, 2023

Robert Rosania: Love this book - it is so well written! I had no idea mosses could be so interesting.

Germany on Mar 14, 2023

Natalia L: First, I ordered this book in the library, but after couple of chapters, I realized that I would want to reread this book or its parts many times. So I returned the book to the library, and immediately ordered it on Amazon.
The parallels the author draws between the moss' world with its microscopic scale and our large scale world are fascinating, and the "investigation" chapters where she is looking for answers to some mossy puzzles are hard to put down.
The walk in a forest (and not only a forest) becomes so much more interesting after reading this small book!

Canada on Oct 09, 2022

Flower: Vale tu tiempo!

Mexico on Mar 15, 2020

GREGORY JAMES WILLIAMS: This book doesn't disappoint in its intentions to unite the biodiversity of mosses with the poetic wonder they evoke. Kimmerer never strays far from personal perspective and in-depth knowledge of her cultural roots which makes for a very refreshing style on how to learn about the seemingly unappreciated contribution these plants make to our environment.

Spain on Jun 19, 2015

Mikio Miyaki: Meeting with good books makes me feel as happy as can be. I learned the name of Robin Wall Kimmerer in the book review of the Japanese Newspaper, in which they introduced a recently published Japanese version of Gathering Moss. Her essays sometimes sound like a maxim of a philosopher, and in other times like a serious warning from an ecologist. Before everything else, she is a naive botanical scientist. She wrote about her excitement when she found evidence about chipmunks' playing important role in diffusing moss. We can understand her delight without any doubt. She says we cannot understand things until we know them by using all of our four aspect; mind, body, emotion and spirit. We only need attentiveness to understand things. Further she points out finding the words is another step in learning to see. Knowing things' name is the first step in regaining our connection with them. Losing their names is a step in losing respect to them, on the contrary.

Mosses are living fossils, inhabitant on surfaces, the amphibians of the plant world, master of their chosen environments, as many as 22,000 species. They lack flowers, fruits, seeds and even roots. Most mosses are immune to...

United States on May 17, 2013