At first I didn’t really care for the personal/ memoir details, however, it eventually grew on me. It ended up meshing well with the scientific information, more so towards the second half of the book when we learn more about Mother Trees. Simard’s life work is absolutely monumental in the environmental/ ecological field and will help scientists to mitigate the effects of climate change as best they can. I appreciate how Simard acknowledges and incorporates Traditional Ecological Knowledge, especially towards the end of the book. 

ALSO it was heartwarming to learn that Patricia, a character from The Overstory, is loosely based of Simard! When reading this I immediately saw the parallels.