The design and UX isn't done, Rob and Abbie, okkurrrr! 😌
benrogerswpg's review against another edition
3.0
It was a good book.
I enjoyed this quick Indigenous read.
I found it quite similar to [b:Jonny Appleseed|37514017|Jonny Appleseed|Joshua Whitehead|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1514035743l/37514017._SX50_.jpg|59124667], which I also enjoyed, and [b:Noopiming: The Cure for White Ladies|51236405|Noopiming The Cure for White Ladies|Leanne Betasamosake Simpson|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1582850677l/51236405._SY75_.jpg|75974277] which I really enjoyed.
Very personal book.
3.2/5
I enjoyed this quick Indigenous read.
I found it quite similar to [b:Jonny Appleseed|37514017|Jonny Appleseed|Joshua Whitehead|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1514035743l/37514017._SX50_.jpg|59124667], which I also enjoyed, and [b:Noopiming: The Cure for White Ladies|51236405|Noopiming The Cure for White Ladies|Leanne Betasamosake Simpson|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1582850677l/51236405._SY75_.jpg|75974277] which I really enjoyed.
Very personal book.
3.2/5
emloueez's review against another edition
3.0
ughhh I wanted to love this so badly, but I just couldn't fully connect with it. it's a short book, and it's definitely at its strongest when Belcourt writes about his lived experiences. those were the parts i adored. but the rest is just kind of....academic jargon that doesn't really add up to anything. lot of flashbacks to oberlin tbh. idk. maybe i'm just dumb. there was a lot of good here, it just ended up being not fully for me.
postmortembitch's review against another edition
4.0
Relationship ended with sorrow, now joy is my best friend.
abysmaleen's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
homestylereads's review
emotional
informative
sad
slow-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia and Racism
Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Mass/school shootings
clairemariarose's review against another edition
4.0
this was so insightful and incredibly well-written!! i think fans of ocean vuong would also appreciate the writing here
dkai's review against another edition
5.0
Read it, struggle with it, discuss it.
Some authors have dense texts because they're full of it. Belcourt's writing is crammed to the brim from having so many ideas to get down while grappling with language, melding poetry with essays and other forms (there's even a piece that touches on the destructive power "simple" as an adjective used on writing). Each sentence feels like a highlight to be reread over and over.
Some authors have dense texts because they're full of it. Belcourt's writing is crammed to the brim from having so many ideas to get down while grappling with language, melding poetry with essays and other forms (there's even a piece that touches on the destructive power "simple" as an adjective used on writing). Each sentence feels like a highlight to be reread over and over.