Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities by Amy StewartMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Briony Morrow-Cribbs (Etchings)
Jonathon Rosen (Drawings)
This book is a good October read, and not only for the mention of the witch trials. Crazy illustrations, although not enough details of the plants.
Not a typical format where you must read from beginning to end (but I did). Instead it is a reference guide, a to z listing of some interesting and dangerous plants. It was interesting enough, and not super long. Got a bit repetitive at times. Occasionally had a short story of how the plant related in history, those were the interesting parts.
Crazy drawings through most of the book.
Definitely one that is a better read in print than audio as you'd miss all the graphics. It did get a bit repetitive after a while.
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