diff --git a/bookwyrm/connectors/abstract_connector.py b/bookwyrm/connectors/abstract_connector.py
index 9f9aed43a..1faa9bf9e 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/connectors/abstract_connector.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/connectors/abstract_connector.py
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 ''' functionality outline for a book data connector '''
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 from dataclasses import dataclass
-from dateutil import parser
 import pytz
-import requests
-from requests import HTTPError
 from urllib3.exceptions import RequestError
 
 from django.db import transaction
+from dateutil import parser
+import requests
+from requests import HTTPError
 
 from bookwyrm import models
 
diff --git a/bookwyrm/incoming.py b/bookwyrm/incoming.py
index 30d741e8a..5f4cc15b1 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/incoming.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/incoming.py
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ def shared_inbox(request):
         },
         'Update': {
             'Person': handle_update_user,
-            'Document': handle_update_book,
+            'Edition': handle_update_book,
+            'Work': handle_update_book,
         },
     }
     activity_type = activity['type']
@@ -337,7 +338,7 @@ def handle_update_book(activity):
     document = activity['object']
     # check if we have their copy and care about their updates
     book = models.Book.objects.select_subclasses().filter(
-        remote_id=document['url'],
+        remote_id=document['id'],
         sync=True,
     ).first()
     if not book:
diff --git a/bookwyrm/models/relationship.py b/bookwyrm/models/relationship.py
index e86b90981..dbf997785 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/models/relationship.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/models/relationship.py
@@ -82,6 +82,17 @@ class UserFollowRequest(UserRelationship):
     ''' following a user requires manual or automatic confirmation '''
     status = 'follow_request'
 
+    def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        ''' make sure the follow relationship doesn't already exist '''
+        try:
+            UserFollows.objects.get(
+                user_subject=self.user_subject,
+                user_object=self.user_object
+            )
+            return None
+        except UserFollows.DoesNotExist:
+            return super().save(*args, **kwargs)
+
 
 class UserBlocks(UserRelationship):
     ''' prevent another user from following you and seeing your posts '''
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/book_results.html b/bookwyrm/templates/book_results.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 71d3a637c..000000000
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/book_results.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-{% extends 'layout.html' %}
-{% block content %}
-<div class="content-container">
-    <h2>Search results</h2>
-    {% for result_set in results %}
-    {% if result_set.results %}
-    <section>
-        {% if not result_set.connector.local %}
-        <h3>
-            Results from <a href="{{ result_set.connector.base_url }}" target="_blank">{% if result_set.connector.name %}{{ result_set.connector.name }}{% else %}{{ result_set.connector.identifier }}{% endif %}</a>
-        </h3>
-        {% endif %}
-
-        {% for result in result_set.results %}
-        <div>
-            <form action="/resolve_book" method="POST">
-                {% csrf_token %}
-                <input type="hidden" name="remote_id" value="{{ result.key }}">
-                <button type="submit">{{ result.title }} by {{ result.author }} ({{ result.year }})</button>
-            </form>
-        </div>
-        {% endfor %}
-    </section>
-    {% endif %}
-    {% endfor %}
-</div>
-{% endblock %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/book_description.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/book_description.html
index 21ed73aa4..82f8db37c 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/book_description.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/book_description.html
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
 {% load fr_display %}
+{% with book.id|uuid as uuid %}
 {% with book|book_description as full %}
 {% if full %}
     {% with full|text_overflow as trimmed %}
     {% if trimmed != full %}
     <div>
-        <input type="radio" name="show-hide-{{ book.id }}" id="show-{{ book.id }}" class="toggle-control" checked>
+        <input type="radio" name="show-hide-{{ book.id }}-{{ uuid }}" id="show-{{ book.id }}-{{ uuid }}" class="toggle-control" checked>
         <blockquote class="content toggle-content hidden">{{ trimmed }}
-        <label class="button is-small" for="hide-{{ book.id }}">show more</label></blockquote>
+            <label class="button is-small" for="hide-{{ book.id }}-{{ uuid }}">show more</label></blockquote>
     </div>
     <div>
-        <input type="radio" name="show-hide-{{ book.id }}" id="hide-{{ book.id }}" class="toggle-control">
+        <input type="radio" name="show-hide-{{ book.id }}-{{ uuid }}" id="hide-{{ book.id }}-{{ uuid }}" class="toggle-control">
         <blockquote class="content toggle-content hidden">{{ full }}
-        <label class="button is-small" for="show-{{ book.id }}">show less</label></blockquote>
+        <label class="button is-small" for="show-{{ book.id }}-{{ uuid }}">show less</label></blockquote>
     </div>
     {% else %}
     <blockquote class="content">{{ full }}
@@ -20,3 +21,4 @@
     {% endwith %}
 {% endif %}
 {% endwith %}
+{% endwith %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/book_preview.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/book_preview.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..65a9ae4b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/book_preview.html
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<div class="media">
+    <div class="media-left">
+        <div>
+        <a href="/book/{{ book.id }}">{% include 'snippets/book_cover.html' with book=book %}</a>
+        {% include 'snippets/shelve_button.html' with book=book %}
+        </div>
+    </div>
+    <div class="media-content">
+        <h3 class="title is-6">{% include 'snippets/book_titleby.html' with book=book %}</h3>
+        {% include 'snippets/book_description.html' with book=book %}
+    </div>
+</div>
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/interaction.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/interaction.html
index a48d8a7ca..97e7d0684 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/interaction.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/interaction.html
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {% load fr_display %}
+{% with activity.id|uuid as uuid %}
 <div class="card-footer-item">
     {% if request.user.is_authenticated %}
     <form name="reply" action="/reply" method="post" onsubmit="return reply(event)">
@@ -7,7 +8,7 @@
         <input type="hidden" name="reply_parent" value="{{ activity.id }}">
         <input type="hidden" name="user" value="{{ request.user.id }}">
         <input type="hidden" name="privacy" value="{{ activity.privacy }}">
-        <textarea name="content" placeholder="Leave a comment..." id="id_content_{{ activity.id }}" required="true"></textarea>
+        <textarea name="content" placeholder="Leave a comment..." id="id_content_{{ activity.id }}-{{ uuid }}" required="true"></textarea>
         <button class="button" type="submit">
             <span class="icon icon-comment">
                 <span class="is-sr-only">Comment</span>
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@
         </div>
     </form>
 
-    <form name="boost" action="/boost/{{ activity.id }}" method="post" onsubmit="return interact(event)" class="boost-{{ status.id }} {% if request.user|boosted:status  %}hidden{% endif %}" data-id="boost-{{ status.id }}">
+    <form name="boost" action="/boost/{{ activity.id }}" method="post" onsubmit="return interact(event)" class="boost-{{ status.id }} {% if request.user|boosted:status  %}hidden{% endif %}" data-id="boost-{{ status.id }}-{{ uuid }}">
         {% csrf_token %}
         <button class="button" type="submit">
             <span class="icon icon-boost">
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@
             </span>
         </button>
     </form>
-    <form name="unboost" action="/unboost/{{ activity.id }}" method="post" onsubmit="return interact(event)" class="boost-{{ status.id }} active {% if not request.user|boosted:status %}hidden{% endif %}" data-id="boost-{{ status.id }}">
+    <form name="unboost" action="/unboost/{{ activity.id }}" method="post" onsubmit="return interact(event)" class="boost-{{ status.id }} active {% if not request.user|boosted:status %}hidden{% endif %}" data-id="boost-{{ status.id }}-{{ uuid }}">
         {% csrf_token %}
         <button class="button is-success" type="submit">
             <span class="icon icon-boost">
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@
         </button>
     </form>
 
-    <form name="favorite" action="/favorite/{{ activity.id }}" method="POST" onsubmit="return interact(event)" class="fav-{{ status.id }} {% if request.user|liked:status %}hidden{% endif %}" data-id="fav-{{ status.id }}">
+    <form name="favorite" action="/favorite/{{ activity.id }}" method="POST" onsubmit="return interact(event)" class="fav-{{ status.id }} {% if request.user|liked:status %}hidden{% endif %}" data-id="fav-{{ status.id }}-{{ uuid }}">
         {% csrf_token %}
         <button class="button" type="submit">
             <span class="icon icon-heart">
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@
             </span>
         </button>
     </form>
-    <form name="unfavorite" action="/unfavorite/{{ activity.id }}" method="POST" onsubmit="return interact(event)" class="fav-{{ status.id }} active {% if not request.user|liked:status %}hidden{% endif %}" data-id="fav-{{ status.id }}">
+    <form name="unfavorite" action="/unfavorite/{{ activity.id }}" method="POST" onsubmit="return interact(event)" class="fav-{{ status.id }} active {% if not request.user|liked:status %}hidden{% endif %}" data-id="fav-{{ status.id }}-{{ uuid }}">
         {% csrf_token %}
         <button class="button is-success" type="submit">
             <span class="icon icon-heart">
@@ -65,3 +66,4 @@
     </a>
     {% endif %}
 </div>
+{% endwith %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status.html
index ebd9d4539..23b45e904 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status.html
@@ -4,12 +4,25 @@
 {% if not status.deleted %}
 <div class="card">
     <header class="card-header">
-    {% include 'snippets/status_header.html' with status=status %}
+        <div class="card-header-title">
+            <p>
+                {% if status.status_type == 'Boost' %}
+                {% include 'snippets/avatar.html' with user=status.user %}
+                {% include 'snippets/username.html' with user=status.user %}
+                boosted
+            </p>
+            <p>
+                {% include 'snippets/status_header.html' with status=status|boosted_status %}
+                {% else %}
+                {% include 'snippets/status_header.html' with status=status %}
+                {% endif %}
+            </p>
+</div>
     </header>
 
     <div class="card-content">
         {% if status.status_type == 'Boost' %}
-        {% include 'snippets/status_content.html' with status=status.boosted_status %}
+        {% include 'snippets/status_content.html' with status=status|boosted_status %}
         {% else %}
         {% include 'snippets/status_content.html' with status=status %}
         {% endif %}
@@ -17,7 +30,7 @@
 
     <footer class="card-footer">
         {% if status.status_type == 'Boost' %}
-        {% include 'snippets/interaction.html' with activity=status.boosted_status %}
+        {% include 'snippets/interaction.html' with activity=status|boosted_status %}
         {% else %}
         {% include 'snippets/interaction.html' with activity=status %}
         {% endif %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status_content.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status_content.html
index 595870498..595b2642a 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status_content.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status_content.html
@@ -1,64 +1,31 @@
 {% load fr_display %}
+<div class="block">
+    {% if status.status_type == 'Review' %}
+    <h3>
+        {% if status.name %}{{ status.name }}<br>{% endif %}
+        {% include 'snippets/stars.html' with rating=status.rating %}
+    </h3>
+    {% endif %}
 
-<div class="media">
-    {% if not hide_book and status.mention_books.count %}
-    <div class="media-left">
-        <div class="columns">
-        {% for book in status.mention_books.all|slice:"0:4" %}
-            <div class="column">
-                <a href="/book/{{ book.id }}">{% include 'snippets/book_cover.html' with book=book %}</a>
-                {% if status.mention_books.count > 1 %}
-                <p>{% include 'snippets/book_titleby.html' with book=book %}</p>
-                {% endif %}
-                {% include 'snippets/shelve_button.html' with book=book %}
-            </div>
-        {% endfor %}
-        </div>
+    {% if status.quote %}
+    <div class="quote block">
+        <blockquote>{{ status.quote }}</blockquote>
+
+        <p> &mdash; {% include 'snippets/book_titleby.html' with book=status.book %}</p>
     </div>
     {% endif %}
 
-    {% if not hide_book and status.book %}
-    <div class="media-left">
-        <div>
-        <a href="/book/{{ status.book.id }}">{% include 'snippets/book_cover.html' with book=status.book %}</a>
-        {% include 'snippets/shelve_button.html' with book=status.book %}
-        </div>
-    </div>
+    {% if status.content and status.status_type != 'GeneratedNote' and status.status_type != 'Boost' %}
+        <blockquote>{{ status.content | safe }}</blockquote>
     {% endif %}
-
-    <div class="media-content">
-        {% if status.status_type == 'Review' %}
-        <h3>
-            {% if status.name %}{{ status.name }}<br>{% endif %}
-            {% include 'snippets/stars.html' with rating=status.rating %}
-        </h3>
-        {% endif %}
-
-        {% if status.quote %}
-        <div class="quote block">
-            <blockquote>{{ status.quote }}</blockquote>
-
-            <p> &mdash; {% include 'snippets/book_titleby.html' with book=status.book %}</p>
-        </div>
-        {% endif %}
-
-        {% if status.content and  status.status_type != 'GeneratedNote' and status.status_type != 'Boost' %}
-            <blockquote>{{ status.content | safe }}</blockquote>
-        {% endif %}
-
-        {% if status.mention_books.count == 1 and not status.book %}
-            {% include 'snippets/book_description.html' with book=status.mention_books.first %}
-        {% endif %}
-
-        {% if not status.content and status.book and not hide_book and status.status_type != 'Boost' %}
-            {% include 'snippets/book_description.html' with book=status.book %}
-        {% endif %}
-
-        {% if status.status_type == 'Boost' %}
-            {% include 'snippets/status_content.html' with status=status|boosted_status %}
-        {% endif %}
-
-        {% if not max_depth and status.reply_parent or status|replies %}<p><a href="{{ status.remote_id }}">Thread</a>{% endif %}
-    </div>
 </div>
 
+{% if status.book  or status.mention_books.count %}
+<div class="{% if status.status_type != 'GeneratedNote' %}box{% endif %}">
+    {% if status.book %}
+    {% include 'snippets/book_preview.html' with book=status.book %}
+    {% elif status.mention_books.count %}
+    {% include 'snippets/book_preview.html' with book=status.mention_books.first %}
+    {% endif %}
+</div>
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status_header.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status_header.html
index 2d2421cb0..1e4179adc 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status_header.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status_header.html
@@ -1,25 +1,24 @@
 {% load fr_display %}
-<div class="card-header-title">
-    <p>
-        {% include 'snippets/avatar.html' with user=status.user %}
+{% include 'snippets/avatar.html' with user=status.user %}
+{% include 'snippets/username.html' with user=status.user %}
 
-        {% include 'snippets/username.html' with user=status.user %}
-        {% if status.status_type == 'GeneratedNote' %}
-            {{ status.content | safe }} {% include 'snippets/book_titleby.html' with book=status.mention_books.first %}
-        {% elif status.status_type == 'Boost' %}
-            boosted {% include 'snippets/avatar.html' with user=status.boosted_status.user %}{% include 'snippets/username.html' with user=status.boosted_status.user possessive=True %} status
-        {% elif status.status_type == 'Review' and not status.name and not status.content%}
-            rated <a href="/book/{{ status.book.id }}">{{ status.book.title }}</a>
-        {% elif status.status_type == 'Review' %}
-            reviewed <a href="/book/{{ status.book.id }}">{{ status.book.title }}</a>
-        {% elif status.status_type == 'Comment' %}
-            commented on <a href="/book/{{ status.book.id }}">{{ status.book.title }}</a>
-        {% elif status.status_type == 'Quotation' %}
-            quoted <a href="/book/{{ status.book.id }}">{{ status.book.title }}</a>
-        {% elif status.reply_parent %}
-            {% with parent_status=status|parent %}
-            replied to {% include 'snippets/username.html' with user=parent_status.user possessive=True %} <a href="{{parent_status.remote_id }}">{% if parent_status.status_type == 'GeneratedNote' %}update{% else %}{{ parent_status.status_type | lower }}{% endif %}</a>
-            {% endwith %}
-        {% endif %}
-    </p>
-</div>
+{% if status.status_type == 'GeneratedNote' %}
+    {{ status.content | safe }}
+{% elif status.status_type == 'Review' and not status.name and not status.content%}
+    rated
+{% elif status.status_type == 'Review' %}
+    reviewed
+{% elif status.status_type == 'Comment' %}
+    commented on
+{% elif status.status_type == 'Quotation' %}
+    quoted
+{% elif status.reply_parent %}
+    {% with parent_status=status|parent %}
+    replied to {% include 'snippets/username.html' with user=parent_status.user possessive=True %} <a href="{{parent_status.remote_id }}">{% if parent_status.status_type == 'GeneratedNote' %}update{% else %}{{ parent_status.status_type | lower }}{% endif %}</a>
+    {% endwith %}
+{% endif %}
+{% if status.book %}
+<a href="/book/{{ status.book.id }}">{{ status.book.title }}</a>
+{% elif status.mention_books %}
+<a href="/book/{{ status.mention_books.first.id }}">{{ status.mention_books.first.title }}</a>
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/user_results.html b/bookwyrm/templates/user_results.html
deleted file mode 100644
index accfdc460..000000000
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/user_results.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-{% extends 'layout.html' %}
-{% block content %}
-<div class="block">
-    <h2 class="title">User search results</h2>
-    {% if not results %}
-    <p>No results found for "{{ query }}"</p>
-    {% endif %}
-    {% for result in results %}
-    {{ result }}
-    <div class="block">
-        {% include 'snippets/avatar.html' with user=result %}</h2>
-        {% include 'snippets/username.html' with user=result show_full=True %}</h2>
-        {% include 'snippets/follow_button.html' with user=result %}
-    </div>
-    {% endfor %}
-</div>
-{% endblock %}
-
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templatetags/fr_display.py b/bookwyrm/templatetags/fr_display.py
index 52cb3c47e..053058eb4 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templatetags/fr_display.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/templatetags/fr_display.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ''' template filters '''
+from uuid import uuid4
 from django import template
 
 from bookwyrm import models
@@ -111,7 +112,6 @@ def get_book_description(book):
     ''' use the work's text if the book doesn't have it '''
     return book.description or book.parent_work.description
 
-
 @register.filter(name='text_overflow')
 def text_overflow(text):
     ''' dont' let book descriptions run for ages '''
@@ -127,6 +127,11 @@ def text_overflow(text):
     return trimmed + '...'
 
 
+@register.filter(name='uuid')
+def get_uuid(identifier):
+    return '%s%s' % (identifier, uuid4())
+
+
 @register.simple_tag(takes_context=True)
 def shelve_button_identifier(context, book):
     ''' check what shelf a user has a book on, if any '''
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views.py b/bookwyrm/views.py
index 4666409da..a4d997be4 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views.py
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def home_tab(request, tab):
     prev_page = '/?page=%d#feed' % (page - 1)
     data = {
         'user': request.user,
-        'suggested_books': suggested_books,
+        'suggested_books': set(suggested_books),
         'activities': activities,
         'review_form': forms.ReviewForm(),
         'quotation_form': forms.QuotationForm(),