Reviews and Comments

Jessica Hernandez: Fresh Banana Leaves (Paperback, 2022, North Atlantic Books) 3 stars

An Indigenous environmental scientist breaks down why western conservationism isn’t working–and offers Indigenous models informed …

Review of 'Fresh Banana Leaves' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

I didn't think I would come out of this never wanting to hear someone talk about banana leaves again

This book introduced itself as a taking a scientific look into caring for our places through an indigenous scope but ultimately fell short of that. While this book illicits some wonderful emotions of optimism and turned the wheels in my head, giving me ideas of what more I could be doing, it read more like a memoir of sorts. It fell flat as the book progressed and I began to get tired of listening to the same story be used to teach the same lesson over and over again, at times questioning if i had put my book dart in the right place. I do recommend this book as it does a great job of triggering an emotional response but if you are already feeling that and have already broken past …