what a peculiar book! coviello writes in a way that makes you always wonder what’s around the corner. it’s definitely not without flaws, and i found the lack of historical context pretty frustrating throughout. still, the literary arguments about homonationalism and secularization in mormonism was very compelling and helpful in its complicating of a very hegemonic understanding of mormons in the US today.

"racialized theodicy of hegemonic liberalism" is gonna be very important for me can already feel all of the citations i'm gonna make