diff --git a/fedireads/static/format.css b/fedireads/static/format.css
index 94e01dbd..6cd3ba08 100644
--- a/fedireads/static/format.css
+++ b/fedireads/static/format.css
@@ -197,3 +197,27 @@ th, td {
     font-size: 0.8em;
     color: #FF1654;
 }
+
+.comment-thread .reply h2 {
+    background: none;
+}
+.post.main {
+    background-color: #F3FFBD;
+}
+.post {
+    margin-left: 4em;
+    border-left: 2px solid #247BA0;
+}
+.post.depth-1 {
+    margin-left: 0;
+    border: none;
+}
+.post.depth-2 {
+    margin-left: 1em;
+}
+.post.depth-3 {
+    margin-left: 2em;
+}
+.post.depth-4 {
+    margin-left: 3em;
+}
diff --git a/fedireads/templates/book.html b/fedireads/templates/book.html
index 73e3c12d..f5f55f53 100644
--- a/fedireads/templates/book.html
+++ b/fedireads/templates/book.html
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         
 
         {% for review in user_reviews %}
-        {% include 'snippets/review.html' with review=review %}
+        {% include 'snippets/status.html' with status=review hide_book=True main=True depth=1 %}
         {% endfor %}
     
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
         
         
-    {% if activity.status_type == 'Review' %}
-        {% include 'snippets/activity_banner.html' with content="reviewed 
"|add:activity.book.title|add:""  %}
-        
-            {% include 'snippets/book.html' with book=activity.book size=large %}
-
-            
{{ activity.name }}
-            
{{ activity.rating | stars }}
-            
{{ activity.content | safe }}
-        
-        {% include 'snippets/interaction.html' with activity=activity %}
-    {% elif activity.status_type == 'Note' %}
-        {% include 'snippets/activity_banner.html' %}
-        
{{ activity.content | safe }}
-        {% for book in activity.mention_books.all %}
-        
-            {% include 'snippets/book.html' with book=book size=large description=True %}
-        
-        {% endfor %}
-        {% include 'snippets/interaction.html' with activity=activity %}
-    {% else %}
-    {# generic handling for a misc activity, which perhaps should not be displayed at all #}
-        did {{ activity.activity_type }}
-    
-    {% endif %}
-
+    {% include 'snippets/activity_banner.html' with activity=status %}
+    {% if not hide_book and status.mention_books.count %}
+    
+        {% include 'snippets/book.html' with book=status.mention_books.first %}
+    
+    {% endif %}
+    {% if not hide_book and status.book%}
+    
+        {% include 'snippets/book.html' with book=status.book %}
+    
+    {% endif %}
+    {% if status.status_type == 'Review' %}
{{ status.name }}
+        {{ status.rating | stars }} stars, by {% include 'snippets/username.html' with user=status.user %}
+    
{% endif %}
+    
{{ status.content }}
+    {% include 'snippets/interaction.html' with activity=status %}
+
-    {% if status.reply_parent %}
-    {% include 'snippets/status.html' with status=status.reply_parent %}
-    {% endif %}
-
-    {% include 'snippets/status.html' with status=status main=True %}
-
-    {% for reply in replies %}
-    {% include 'snippets/status.html' with status=reply %}
-    {% endfor %}
+    
 
 
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/fedireads/templatetags/fr_display.py b/fedireads/templatetags/fr_display.py
index 62d86175..ac249c9c 100644
--- a/fedireads/templatetags/fr_display.py
+++ b/fedireads/templatetags/fr_display.py
@@ -55,6 +55,16 @@ def get_notification_count(user):
     return user.notification_set.filter(read=False).count()
 
 
+@register.filter(name='replies')
+def get_replies(status):
+    return models.Status.objects.filter(reply_parent=status).select_subclasses().all()[:10]
+
+
+@register.filter(name='parent')
+def get_parent(status):
+    return models.Status.objects.filter(id=status.reply_parent_id).select_subclasses().get()
+
+
 @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/fedireads/views.py b/fedireads/views.py
index 17f183fa..e1d23f2e 100644
--- a/fedireads/views.py
+++ b/fedireads/views.py
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ def home_tab(request, tab):
         Q(followers=request.user) | Q(id=request.user.id)
     )
 
-    activities = models.Status.objects.select_subclasses().order_by(
+    activities = models.Status.objects.order_by(
         '-created_date'
-    )
+    ).select_subclasses()
 
     if tab == 'home':
         # people you follow and direct mentions
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ def home_tab(request, tab):
 
     activities = activities[:10]
 
-    comment_form = forms.CommentForm()
     data = {
         'user': request.user,
         'shelves': shelves,
@@ -84,7 +83,6 @@ def home_tab(request, tab):
         'activities': activities,
         'feed_tabs': ['home', 'local', 'federated'],
         'active_tab': tab,
-        'comment_form': comment_form,
     }
     return TemplateResponse(request, 'feed.html', data)
 
@@ -195,10 +193,8 @@ def status_page(request, username, status_id):
     if user != status.user:
         return HttpResponseNotFound()
 
-    replies = models.Status.objects.filter(reply_parent=status).select_subclasses().all()
     data = {
         'status': status,
-        'replies': replies,
     }
     return TemplateResponse(request, 'status.html', data)