diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/content_status.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/content_status.html
index 5225f04e1..b2946b83b 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/content_status.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/content_status.html
@@ -14,10 +14,17 @@
         {% if not hide_book %}
         {% with book=status.book|default:status.mention_books.first %}
         {% if book %}
-        <div class="column is-narrow is-hidden-mobile">
-            <a href="{{ book.local_path }}">{% include 'snippets/book_cover.html' with book=book %}</a>
-            {% include 'snippets/stars.html' with rating=book|rating:request.user %}
-            {% include 'snippets/shelve_button/shelve_button.html' with book=book %}
+        <div class="column is-narrow">
+            <div class="columns is-mobile">
+                <div class="column is-narrow">
+                    <a href="{{ book.local_path }}">{% include 'snippets/book_cover.html' with book=book %}</a>
+                    {% include 'snippets/stars.html' with rating=book|rating:request.user %}
+                    {% include 'snippets/shelve_button/shelve_button.html' with book=book %}
+                </div>
+                <div class="column is-hidden-tablet">
+                    <p>{{ book|book_description|to_markdown|default:""|safe|truncatewords_html:15 }}</p>
+                </div>
+            </div>
         </div>
         {% endif %}
         {% endwith %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/status_content.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/status_content.html
deleted file mode 100644
index fd3c7ee70..000000000
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/status_content.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,134 +0,0 @@
-{% load bookwyrm_tags %}
-{% load i18n %}
-
-{% with status_type=status.status_type %}
-<div
-    class="block"
-
-    {% if status_type == 'Review' %}
-        {% firstof "reviewBody" as body_prop %}
-        {% firstof 'itemprop="reviewRating" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Rating"' as rating_type %}
-    {% endif %}
-
-    {% if status_type == 'Rating' %}
-        itemprop="rating"
-        itemtype="https://schema.org/Rating"
-    {% endif %}
->
-    {% if status_type == 'Review' or status_type == 'Rating' %}
-        <div>
-            {% if status.name %}
-                <h3
-                    class="title is-5 has-subtitle"
-                    dir="auto"
-                    itemprop="name"
-                >
-                    {{ status.name|escape }}
-                </h3>
-            {% endif %}
-
-            <span
-                class="is-sr-only"
-                {{ rating_type }}
-            >
-                <meta itemprop="ratingValue" content="{{ status.rating|floatformat }}">
-
-                {% if status_type == 'Rating' %}
-                    {# @todo Is it possible to not hard-code the value? #}
-                    <meta itemprop="bestRating" content="5">
-                {% endif %}
-            </span>
-
-            {% include 'snippets/stars.html' with rating=status.rating %}
-        </div>
-    {% endif %}
-
-    {% if status.content_warning %}
-        <div>
-            <p>{{ status.content_warning }}</p>
-
-            {% trans "Show more" as button_text %}
-
-            {% with text=button_text class="is-small" controls_text="show-status-cw" controls_uid=status.id %}
-                {% include 'snippets/toggle/open_button.html' %}
-            {% endwith %}
-        </div>
-    {% endif %}
-
-    <div
-        {% if status.content_warning %}
-            id="show-status-cw-{{ status.id }}"
-            class="is-hidden"
-        {% endif %}
-    >
-        {% if status.content_warning %}
-            {% trans "Show less" as button_text %}
-
-            {% with text=button_text class="is-small" controls_text="show-status-cw" controls_uid=status.id %}
-                {% include 'snippets/toggle/close_button.html' %}
-            {% endwith %}
-        {% endif %}
-
-        {% if status.quote %}
-            <div class="quote block">
-                <blockquote dir="auto" class="content mb-2">{{ status.quote | safe }}</blockquote>
-
-                <p> &mdash; {% include 'snippets/book_titleby.html' with book=status.book %}</p>
-            </div>
-        {% endif %}
-
-        {% if status.content and status_type != 'GeneratedNote' and status_type != 'Announce' %}
-            {% with full=status.content|safe no_trim=status.content_warning itemprop=body_prop %}
-                {% include 'snippets/trimmed_text.html' %}
-            {% endwith %}
-        {% endif %}
-
-        {% if status.attachments.exists %}
-            <div class="block">
-                <div class="columns">
-                    {% for attachment in status.attachments.all %}
-                        <div class="column is-narrow">
-                            <figure class="image is-128x128">
-                                <a
-                                    href="/images/{{ attachment.image }}"
-                                    target="_blank"
-                                    aria-label="{% trans 'Open image in new window' %}"
-                                >
-                                    <img
-                                        src="/images/{{ attachment.image }}"
-
-                                        {% if attachment.caption %}
-                                            alt="{{ attachment.caption }}"
-                                            title="{{ attachment.caption }}"
-                                        {% endif %}
-                                    >
-                                </a>
-                            </figure>
-                        </div>
-                    {% endfor %}
-                </div>
-            </div>
-        {% endif %}
-    </div>
-</div>
-
-{% if not hide_book %}
-    {% if status.book or status.mention_books.count %}
-        <div
-            {% if status_type != 'GeneratedNote' %}
-                class="box has-background-white-bis"
-            {% endif %}
-        >
-            {% if status.book %}
-                {% with book=status.book %}
-                    {% include 'snippets/status/book_preview.html' %}
-                {% endwith %}
-            {% elif status.mention_books.count %}
-                {% with book=status.mention_books.first %}
-                    {% include 'snippets/status/book_preview.html' %}
-                {% endwith %}
-            {% endif %}
-        </div>
-    {% endif %}
-{% endif %}
-{% endwith %}