Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Homie by Danez Smith

18 reviews

finnthehuman217's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous emotional funny reflective fast-paced

5.0

This collection is so beautiful and Smith has such a beautiful unique voice and the way they deliver the lines of poetry is so amazing! I highly recommend listening to it if you have the chance bc these poems are so well done! 

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

readswithcocktails's review against another edition

Go to review page

5.0


Expand filter menu Content Warnings

readingtotravel's review against another edition

Go to review page

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective

4.5

Beautiful collection. Every poem is warm and inviting and handled with grace -- whether the topic was friendship, loss, Grief, racism, anger, queerness, etc. 

This was my first Danez Smith collection. I'm looking forward to reading more of their work. 

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

fieldofhats's review against another edition

Go to review page

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.75

This was not an easy book to finish. It’s less than 100 pages, but it is extremely heavy. Danez Smith is a master poet who knows how to weave humor and dark topics together beautifully, but the heaviness often outweighs the humor in this one. This collection is poignant and relevant, but not wholly enjoyable. That’s not to say this is a bad collection by any means whatsoever — it was just hard to get through. Be thoroughly aware of the trigger warnings for this book before reading.

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

astralfeline's review against another edition

Go to review page

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0


Expand filter menu Content Warnings

asolis's review against another edition

Go to review page

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective

4.0


Expand filter menu Content Warnings

becksusername's review against another edition

Go to review page

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

5.0


Expand filter menu Content Warnings

brittney_reads's review against another edition

Go to review page

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Listen to the audiobook, as it is read by the author. They did a phenomenal job; very moving pieces 

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

rlgreen91's review against another edition

Go to review page

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

What a gorgeous, gorgeous collection of poems.  A dear friend gave this to me for Christmas, and since I had a bit of time between book club selections, I decided to pick it up, with goal of reading a poem a day. I went into it with no expectations, which was a great idea. I was pleasantly surprised and thrilled by the many ways Smith conveyed and depicted friendship and community and grief in the poems.  If I had to pick a favorite, it would probably be "acknowledgements," and "self-portrait as '90s R&B video" was the most fun to read out loud.

Revisiting "fall poem" on this Sunday October evening is the best way to cap off this collection.  I'm already looked forward to the next thing I read by Smith. 5 stars.

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

lcyarnall1's review against another edition

Go to review page

emotional funny inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0


Expand filter menu Content Warnings