393 reviews for:

Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature

Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian

4.2 AVERAGE

asae324's review against another edition

4.25

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alisonwroby's review against another edition

4.0

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furiouschrist's review against another edition

5.0

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I feel very seen by this book.

As someone tangling with some realizations about myself in later life and never really feeling understood, I connected with this book in a big way. 

Part memoir, part nature non-fiction, it has me desperately yearning to get into the wild and revel in nature (especially the unappreciated and unloved parts).

This book is not going to be for everyone, but if you've ever felt like a lonely weirdo, this one's for you.

bineclo788's review against another edition

4.5

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p0s_sibility's review against another edition

5.0

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heartleafmads's review against another edition

3.5

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chatty nonfiction memoir about the entangling of mycology, nature, and queerness 🍄 heavy on memoir

seaofsophia's review against another edition

5.0

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5.0

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maxpearl's review against another edition

4.75

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raistlynreadit's review against another edition

5.0

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It's been over a week and I'm still thinking about this book. I tell all my friends about it, because it is utterly fascinating. I love watching nature documentaries, but they hardly, if ever, go  into anything deeper than the mating habits of bower birds. But this book makes the connection that bower birds (and perhaps other animals that don't have so obvious a way to tell) DO have preferences for their sexual partners, and perhaps DO have some agency over who they procreate with instead of relying solely on base need. That is just so fascinating to me. I describe this book to my friends thus: it is the intersection of colonialism, queerness, and nature. If that sounds like something you're interested in, READ THIS BOOK!

Thank you NetGalley and Spiegel & Grau for the ALC.