slothrop's Book Journey

  • Jul 14, 2026
    The Book of Bamboo: A Comprehensive Guide to This Remarkable Plant, Its Uses, and Its History
    The Book of Bamboo: A Comprehensive Guide to This Remarkable Plant, Its Uses, and Its HistoryDavid Farrelly
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    I tried reading this book on my phone and it's so densely packed with info it was incredibly hard. Definitely one I need to pick up a physical copy when I can. Kinda had a baseline of everything that I need to start using and thinking about with my bamboo from joinery, to tools, to controlling your grove. Only downside is it's definitely got a lot of dated language around Asian culture and some woowoo.

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    slothrop commented...

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    It's pretty evenly split between the three honestly! I definitely focused on more on the application and cultivation aspect of it because I came to it looking for that, but it's got a lot on history, identification of different types, how it grows, and a lot more. It's got a baseline for just about every part of the plant I'd want to know.

  • Jul 14, 2026
    The Book of Bamboo: A Comprehensive Guide to This Remarkable Plant, Its Uses, and Its History
    The Book of Bamboo: A Comprehensive Guide to This Remarkable Plant, Its Uses, and Its HistoryDavid Farrelly
    slothrop's Book Journey
    5.0
    Enjoyment: 4.0Quality: 5.0Characters: Plot:
    🎋
    🎍
    ⚒️

    I tried reading this book on my phone and it's so densely packed with info it was incredibly hard. Definitely one I need to pick up a physical copy when I can. Kinda had a baseline of everything that I need to start using and thinking about with my bamboo from joinery, to tools, to controlling your grove. Only downside is it's definitely got a lot of dated language around Asian culture and some woowoo.

    3