Not what I expected

I think the beginning was great. I really liked how there was this uncovering of mystery and the personal development form a forest worker to a full-fledged university professor. As I'm a young scientist myself still deciding if i want to do a PhD, this was really inspiring. Seeing how research has the potential to change old and harmful policys and narrative. I was looking forward to what was come and if there is gonna be some activims involved as well, but sadly no.

The literal science was nothing new to me, although these discoveries are still groundbreaking and interesting to listen to. What I really didn't expect were the long passages of random family/personal events. I think it's fine too sprinkle them in from time to time but that was just too much of everyday problems, so I zooned out whenever she started, but at somepoint the science and the personal storylines got so mixed up that I had no motivation to listen it anymore.

I think I was not really the target demographic for such a book. It's written more for middle aged people that know nothing of this forest science and can also relate more to the problems mentioned.
If you habe ever read a bit about forest networks and stuff, there is nothing new here for you and if you want to learn about it, there are way better books that are not as bloated with personal experiences and family problems.
But if you are looking for a book that gently introduces you to the science of forest networks with a lot of breaks about her personal life then this might be the book for you.

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