Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature by Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian

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joanfriedman's review against another edition

5.0
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alexmoriarty's review against another edition

4.25
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This book is one that on first read-through I could tell was going to become one of my very favorite nature memoirs, along with the books of Lewis Thomas & Henry Beston.

Made me think a lot about what  I found in nature in my childhood as a queer kid, and what I find in it now as a queer adult and what I give back to it. Made me think about AIDS/HIV epidemic and disabled & queer bodies and culture as a site of ecological, communal collapse of a way of being.
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bessjoyce's review against another edition

4.0
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rsheabutter's review against another edition

4.25
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erin_hibshman's review against another edition

5.0
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deatheslowreader's review against another edition

4.25
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This book wasn’t what I expected it to be, and I love it all the more for that. I’m surprised Storygraph doesn’t have it classified as a memoir. It tells the story of the author just as much as it tells the story of fungi and other beings. This book is a wonderful introduction to all that nature can teach us about how to exist beyond what is deemed correct by western cultural norms. If you’re looking for tenderness and love, you’ll find it in this book.
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3.5
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quondame's review against another edition

3.75
This volume is a generally enjoyable read, as much a memoir of queer identity, child of displaced grandparents, and trauma survivor as an exploration of biology—and the relationship with the environment is very personal.
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2.0
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