Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

The Tradition by Jericho Brown

6 reviews

astrangewind's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.25

I wanted to like this book more than I did. Don't get me wrong - Brown's poems are striking and evocative, effortlessly linking sound and form and style to experience. In theory, this should appeal to me, but something about it doesn't land quite right. Maybe it's the awkwardness of some of his lines - it's clear that he has never read a whole lot of these poems out loud. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Colonisation, Sexual content, and Racism

Minor: Police brutality, Rape, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Sexual violence, and Classism

libraryfairyrachel's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Racism, and Sexual assault

Minor: Abortion

belladonnashrike's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

originally was going to settle for a 4.25 rating but reading duplex: cento really blew me away. 

I loved this collection of poems. 

— favorite poems (in no particular order):

duplex: cento
the tradition
the water lillies
entertainment industry
bullet points
riddle
of my fury

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Rape, and Physical abuse

sambabiak's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

skudiklier's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

Holy shit this was amazing. I read it all in one sitting because I just couldn't stop reading. So many lines made me just sort of sit there staring at nothing, like, they were just stunning. I definitely want to read more of Brown's work. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Police brutality, and Violence

Moderate: Rape, Murder, Suicide, Sexual violence, Mass/school shootings, and Gun violence

Minor: Misogyny

f18's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Murder, Death, and Sexual content

Moderate: Suicide, Child abuse, Violence, Gun violence, Racism, Mass/school shootings, Sexual violence, and Chronic illness

Minor: Sexism, Rape, and Bullying