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@davidho.bsky.social

For no particular reason, I've just read two books about plants that I recommend. How Flowers Made Our World by @dghaskell.bsky.social: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/775876... The Light Eaters by @zoeschlanger.bsky.social: www.harpercollins.com/products/the...

2/8/26, 2:00 am21 reposts117 likes

Rosanna Landis Weaver

@landisweaver.bsky.social

2 Aug

Loved Light Eaters, though it was a tad bit too much science for me. How does "How Flowers Made Our World" compare?

David G Haskell

@dghaskell.bsky.social

3 Aug

It's superlatively brilliant! (OK, as the author I'm a tiny bit biased...🌷). Here's NYT review: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/b...

nytimes.comA Passionate Floral ManifestoIn “How Flowers Made Our World,” David George Haskell makes a case for their soft power.

Rosanna Landis Weaver

@landisweaver.bsky.social

3 Aug

Care to cut & paste a glowing paragraph? I don't get the NYT & hate playing paywall count.

David G Haskell

@dghaskell.bsky.social

4 Aug

and The Wall Street Journal: “exuberant prose engages all our senses, beckoning us, the way a flower would a curious bee, into a world of hidden wonders” (review by Christoph Irmscher)

David G Haskell

@dghaskell.bsky.social

4 Aug

David G Haskell

@dghaskell.bsky.social

3 Aug

Thank you, David!

Mark C Norwich

@markcnorwich.bsky.social

2 Aug

I really liked Light Eaters though I have seen comments that it over-eggs the current science