Structure

Wohlleben’s writing could almost be described as flow of consciousness. He often moves on to another topic due to a detail of the previous one. Moreover, he explores a lot of tangents as well as making many side notes. The structure is based heavily in his anecdotes. Many chapters include - and some begin with - a short story from his life. They are often used as a relatable access point to technical information. On another note, Wohlleben’s priority in choosing and organizing the elements of the book seems to be that the information is interesting. For this, he sacrifices a sequential progression and comprehensiveness. The book is loosely organized by topic, in that each chapter addresses an individual topic. The starting point of the chapter is usually clearly defined, and he looks into that more or less depending on the chapter.

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