#Naturalitsy
Discussion thread for July's #buddyread
🗺 Did you like or dislike Wulf's biographies of Alexander Von Humboldt?
🗺 Did you find him heroic, as defined in the book's subtitle?
🗺 Are there any other thoughts or comments on the man, his work, or his legacy?
All welcome to join in. Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist.
AllDebooks Next up for August![[tagged book]](https://image.librarything.com/pics/litsy_webpics/icon_taggedBook@3x.png)
The Last Days of the Dinosaurs: An Asteroid, Extinction, and the Beginning of Our World 2w
The Last Days of the Dinosaurs: An Asteroid, Extinction, and the Beginning of Our Worldkspenmoll I did not get to read this but own it so someday…. 2w
Faranae I can't remember if I'm the one who suggested it, or merely that I've read it before. Looking back (though it's been years since I read it), I wish she'd spent a little more time making sure the reader knew that von Humboldt was queer - this isn't really disputed anymore, there's plenty of evidence for his gay relationships, and I think it's cool for people to see a gay scientist who lived a pretty happy life in the “bad old days“. 2w
AllDebooks @Faranae I know what you mean. His 'special relationships' with men were alluded to but not fully discussed. The focus seems to be more on his work than the man. 2w
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