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maimona's review
4.0
a lot of deep messages are in her poems, every poem felt like a talk from her to me, an advice that I need to listen to! as a woman how we are meant to love ourselves before loving someone else before getting ourselves get lost!
every girl has her magical beauty, from the heart to the deepest thoughts, we shouldn't allow someone to judge us by how we look!
loved the poems and their message!
the whole book recommended :)
every girl has her magical beauty, from the heart to the deepest thoughts, we shouldn't allow someone to judge us by how we look!
loved the poems and their message!
the whole book recommended :)
menastarr's review
2.0
this was very much...notes app poetry. some of the poems were absolutely gorgeous though, i do have to give credit where it's due.
africanbookaddict's review
2.0
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This was a decent collection, Upile has done well.
It was quite healing and self-helpish, which isn't bad. It could have used more editing- the typos were annoying to spot. And some poems felt like a knock off from 'salt.' (Nayyirah Waheed's collection) - just being honest here lol. But I loved how very pro-black this collection was. Its black A F.
Fave poems:
"being this ebony.
having this name.
carrying this language in my mouth.
there were times when I only wanted
to blend in
to sit unnoticed,
un-special,
but blending in is fading out"
And
"here we are,
black and in love with ourselves
and they spite us for it"
This was a decent collection, Upile has done well.
It was quite healing and self-helpish, which isn't bad. It could have used more editing- the typos were annoying to spot. And some poems felt like a knock off from 'salt.' (Nayyirah Waheed's collection) - just being honest here lol. But I loved how very pro-black this collection was. Its black A F.
Fave poems:
"being this ebony.
having this name.
carrying this language in my mouth.
there were times when I only wanted
to blend in
to sit unnoticed,
un-special,
but blending in is fading out"
And
"here we are,
black and in love with ourselves
and they spite us for it"
alexandramilne's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
4.25
ligiandbooks's review
5.0
I hate reading words that make me remember thing, feel things. However, I loved the book with all my heart!!
introverted_dragon's review
4.0
Read this at the bookstore and really enjoyed it.
A quick and discerning collection of poetry and the first, if I’m remembering correctly, that is specifically dedicated to people of color.
A little repetitive but it sends a good message overall.
A quick and discerning collection of poetry and the first, if I’m remembering correctly, that is specifically dedicated to people of color.
A little repetitive but it sends a good message overall.
thejosiemarie's review
4.0
I was given an e-ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
All I have to say is: if you had to pick up a poetry book, read this one.
All I have to say is: if you had to pick up a poetry book, read this one.