Reviews

The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes on by Franny Choi

wanderlust_romance's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

Beautiful poems that balance tones of hope, despair, and rage. I loved this collection.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic, Colonisation, Police brutality, Racism, Genocide, Grief, and Sexual violence

htoo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

3.5

Franny Choi is obviously a very talented poet. With that being said, I didn’t vibe with this collection the way I thought I would. While I appreciate the themes/topics, a couple of the poems come off as a bit pretentious. In certain instances, the lyrical writing was overpowering. However, one aspect of the collection that stood out to me was its sci-fi/dystopia mood which I enjoyed. Overall, it’s not my favorite but it’s still a good read.

ramramyum's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

2.0

danidontduit's review against another edition

5.0

a take on the ~state of the world~ (it’s not good) (obviously) (but we still keep on keeping on etc). personal griefs & global griefs & how they’re all one and the same -- the human condition and so on, u know, the usual. harrowing n haunting n somehow also healing -- boy these poems sure can poem!! 

michaelion's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

4.5

I've been feeling very hopeless / miserable lately and even just the first poem made me be like wow there really is hope for the future / humanity. I paid $28 for this book and it was worth it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Violence, War, and Misogyny

Moderate: Death of parent, Gun violence, Police brutality, Hate crime, Pandemic/Epidemic, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Blood, Classism, and Genocide

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Racial slurs

oria4466's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.0

panickedhonking's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

A strange mix of the most tragic and heartbreaking poems which gave me a sense that there's something after every apocalypse. Exhaustive list of content warnings somehow non-exhaustive still.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Abortion, Domestic abuse, Colonisation, Miscarriage, Police brutality, Death, Misogyny, Genocide, Eating disorder, Slavery, Sexual violence, Fire/Fire injury, War, Trafficking, Suicidal thoughts, Mass/school shootings, Body horror, Suicide, Sexual content, Pandemic/Epidemic, Grief, Child death, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, Rape, Xenophobia, and Sexual assault

moth_dance's review against another edition

4.0

exceptionally energetic writing from franny choi, one of this generation's most intuitive poets

dcllins's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

sumaya98smerdon's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

4.0