Take a photo of a barcode or cover
glittergorecannoli 's review for:
Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature
by Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian
1,000,000 ⭐️ (and I will physically fight the current “rating” system to make that official).
This book completely wrecked me in the best way. Think Queer Ecology meets a deep, aching dive into the forests of New York (my old romping grounds) and it hit every nerve ending I have. It’s guttural, emotional, and for someone who never cries while reading, I was full on sobbing. Multiple times.
It reminded me that nature is not just beautiful, it’s fleeting. It’s something we must connect/reconnect with, protect, and preserve. This story wasn’t just a love letter to the wild, it was a rallying cry. And it wasn’t just about ecology, it was about queer identity, about community, about finding your people and finding yourself tangled up in the roots of something bigger.
I came out of this book feeling cracked open, reminded of what matters. Nature matters. Queer joy and rage and community matter. And yeah, I’m not speechless, clearly, but I am changed.
This book completely wrecked me in the best way. Think Queer Ecology meets a deep, aching dive into the forests of New York (my old romping grounds) and it hit every nerve ending I have. It’s guttural, emotional, and for someone who never cries while reading, I was full on sobbing. Multiple times.
It reminded me that nature is not just beautiful, it’s fleeting. It’s something we must connect/reconnect with, protect, and preserve. This story wasn’t just a love letter to the wild, it was a rallying cry. And it wasn’t just about ecology, it was about queer identity, about community, about finding your people and finding yourself tangled up in the roots of something bigger.
I came out of this book feeling cracked open, reminded of what matters. Nature matters. Queer joy and rage and community matter. And yeah, I’m not speechless, clearly, but I am changed.