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4.2 AVERAGE
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So lovely. abundant resonant cellular pleasure in every chapter. wildly reaffirming of the wonder and beauty of life
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Minor: Genocide, Sexual assault
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yuppp just what i was looking for when picking out this book. would put it in the same category as Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer (which was also mentioned in this book). Similar vibe from more of a queer lens/focus than indigenous lens. also found the verbiage to be less dense/easier for my brain to read, so i did get through it quicker. nature is queer!! queerness is all around us and it's so so so beautiful.
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I loved reading about all of the often overlooked queer beings in the natural world. The Snails, the Bowerbirds, the Mushrooms all intertwined with the authors own experiences as a queer, Armenian-Irish-American human. Very reminiscent of some of my favorite nature writers like Robin Wall Kimmerer (who was possibly one of the author's professors?), Lyanda Lynn Haupt, and Margaret Renkl. I knew nothing about Mushrooms (and still don't know much), but I would definitely read more about mycology from Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian.
I would love to read similar works from desert dwellers, but it seems the lush landscapes are what the algorithm keeps putting in front me. The woods of the Northeast and the Pacific Northwest have featured heavily in my reading lately, not just nonfiction, but also in books like The God of the Woods, North Woods, and So Far Gone. Time to hunt down more desert books to remind me that it is not dry and barren but filled with adaptable, hardy beings that can thrive in highly variable conditions.
I would love to read similar works from desert dwellers, but it seems the lush landscapes are what the algorithm keeps putting in front me. The woods of the Northeast and the Pacific Northwest have featured heavily in my reading lately, not just nonfiction, but also in books like The God of the Woods, North Woods, and So Far Gone. Time to hunt down more desert books to remind me that it is not dry and barren but filled with adaptable, hardy beings that can thrive in highly variable conditions.
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Moderate: Sexual assault
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Minor: Genocide, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Colonisation, Pandemic/Epidemic
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Moderate: Sexual assault
Minor: Genocide, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Colonisation
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A lovely and thought-provoking book, half and half autobiography and science.
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It feels hard to criticize a work when it includes elements of someone’s life. It felt like the author was skating along the surface for a lot of this. Some parts had such potential but lacked depth. I appreciated the tidbits I learned.
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Minor: Child abuse, Sexual assault
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