The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer is an extended essay about sharing and the gift economy (4.5/5 stars)

The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer is an extended essay about sharing and the gift economy.

I listened to my audio review copy while following along in my physical review copy. I have been such a fan of Robin Wall Kimmerer ever since I read Braiding Sweetgrass several years ago. Her prose really draws me in; it’s lyrical but it also feels like you’re having lunch with your favorite professor. This is especially prominent in the audiobook, which she reads herself. I found myself shaking my head in agreement so many times throughout this book that I absolutely lost count.

My friends and I are very big on sharing our abundance and helping one another. Several of us tend to gardens, and we often share produce, flowers, or even compost or vermicompost with one another. I also loved the shout-out to Little Free Libraries, as I’m a LFL Steward myself.

I really appreciated her discussion between “cutthroat” capitalism and the scarcity mindset. I vastly prefer to live my life centered around an abundance mindset.

I received a complimentary review copy from Scribner and Simon Audio. All opinions contained herein are my own.

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