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This Is Your Mind on Plants
New · Nonfiction, Science, Psychology

This Is Your Mind on Plants

by Michael Pollan
2021 · 288 pages · Nonfiction
25 New ★ 3.87 on Goodreads · 36K ratings
≈ 7 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day

Is it worth reading?

Goodreads Choice (nonfiction) finalist (2021). 3.87★ from 36K Goodreads ratings.

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25Must-Read Score
  • Critics10 out of 100 · counts 35%+4
  • Readers31 out of 100 · counts 50%+18
  • Buzz19 out of 100 · counts 15%+3

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Thought-provoking, Practical

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