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amazingracerose's review
adventurous
emotional
reflective
4.75
How long this took me to get through can’t be used to judge this book it is an incredible genre bending memoir/how to about rural life, queerness, and adultery
nwordsmith's review
medium-paced
5.0
This was a lovely collection on vignettes on homesteading and the lesbian life in rural main. Informative and thought provoking. I read each chapter more or less as a stand alone story over a period of months. Each presented a wonderful bite sized piece of Gretchen’s experiences.
mirandabw's review
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.5
i love reading environmental/ natural non-fiction and absolutely loved the uniquely queer perspective of this memoir
mkifer's review
5.0
An honest & touching memoir. I was surprised to find myself relating to Legler as much as I did, and I’m grateful for her candor in sharing her journey. Legler’s gentleness and humility made the vulnerability of memoir feel companionable instead of posturing.
fireintrouble05's review
reflective
3.0
I wanted to enjoy this book more than I did. The premise is that it is about a queer woman living close to the earth in Maine. The writing is great and the author's essays about farm life and the beauty of nature are engaging, despite her not being an expert in farming.
Every book needs a theme, and ones that run in the background include coming to terms with childhood trauma and the author's infidelity to her partner, which are not subjects I willingly choose to read about, so that made reading this, otherwise delightful book, less fun for me, personally.
Every book needs a theme, and ones that run in the background include coming to terms with childhood trauma and the author's infidelity to her partner, which are not subjects I willingly choose to read about, so that made reading this, otherwise delightful book, less fun for me, personally.
carrieokay's review
3.0
There is a lot of beauty in this book but I am absolutely stunned and infuriated about how the author treats drug addition and how little research they bothered to do before broaching the subject. “Maine, it turns out, is a perfect place to be a drug dealer.” I almost threw the book in the trash can.
meemawreads's review
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
"'I think I'd go a little soft in the head if it was me, you know. I'd go… what was it they used to call people who'd been in the woods too long?' She paused, and then suddenly recalled the term: 'Woodsqueer!'
This is a memoir by a Woodsqueer queer in the woods 😆 I love a good gay memoir, and this one presented some challenging (for me) takes on infidelity. I struggle with black and white thinking so the nuances about cheating definitely provided my brain something to knock up against, very interesting. I enjoyed the chapters about the goats and the look into Gretchen's family/upbringing, I just think there was a lot of story trying to cram itself into one book. It's a hard balance to strike with memoir, I won't pretend it's easy! Three taters 🥔🥔🥔/🥔🥔🥔🥔🥔
This is a memoir by a Woodsqueer queer in the woods 😆 I love a good gay memoir, and this one presented some challenging (for me) takes on infidelity. I struggle with black and white thinking so the nuances about cheating definitely provided my brain something to knock up against, very interesting. I enjoyed the chapters about the goats and the look into Gretchen's family/upbringing, I just think there was a lot of story trying to cram itself into one book. It's a hard balance to strike with memoir, I won't pretend it's easy! Three taters 🥔🥔🥔/🥔🥔🥔🥔🥔
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death
mpatterson610's review
4.0
Sweet book, but I wish it had more about her relationship with her wife, even though I understand that that’s very private and personal