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What Kind of Woman: Poems by Kate Baer

10 reviews

savvyrosereads's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

4.0

I didn’t connect with this collection quite as much as the last two Baer collections I read, probably because the focus felt more on motherhood and being a wife, and I am neither. That said, still a great little book of poetry that I really enjoyed!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Pregnancy, Fatphobia, and Misogyny

alisonfaith426's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Misogyny, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, and Body shaming

amissabellator's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Child death, Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Grief

Moderate: Hate crime, Gun violence, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Miscarriage, Kidnapping, and Violence

While told often through metaphor, there is much insight into pregnancy, motherhood, and fear surrounding child death. There are also brief, metaphorical descriptions of childbirth. It is highly implied that children die in the story (

Baer describes losing a child of her own and the text possibly alludes to miscarriage/stillbirth

). There are also overall discussions of misogyny in wider society, as well as an instance of implied SA

in a poem which describes a man possibly drugging and then sleeping with a woman (consent is dubious/non-existent)

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christinekc's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

3.0

Moving moments from womanhood and motherhood.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Misogyny

Minor: Mass/school shootings

serendipitysbooks's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

 What Kind of Woman is filled with short, accessible, woman-centred, relatable poems. Themes include marriage, motherhood and body image. Some are pointed, others tender but all up an enjoyable collection. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia and Misogyny

Minor: Mass/school shootings

hubes's review against another edition

fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Sexual assault, and Misogyny

Moderate: Body shaming and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Child death

camillatd's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.5

I have not, historically, been a big poetry reader, but wanted to challenge myself this year to read more poetry. I am so glad that I started with Kate Baer. Her poems are both incredibly intimate and somehow universally relatable, brimming with heart, conviction, and clever observations. I loved this collection.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault

ninaw's review against another edition

emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Medical content, Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

forestthieves's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

I devoured this book so quickly, I'm going to have to go back and re-read it again soon. I loved Baer's poetry, centering around relationships, marriages, and motherhood all from the perspective of being a woman. While a lot of the poems feature specific references to her own life, they were often punctuated with relatable lines that hit with a force. I enjoyed getting to know Baer's life, and her perspective and observations, and found myself reading her poems out loud to friends.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism and Misogyny

Minor: Mass/school shootings

skudiklier's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced

5.0

Kate Baer's poetry is phenomenal. I read this in one sitting and I want to tell every woman I know to read this book--but also everyone else too. There are lines from this collection that will stay with me forever. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fatphobia, Grief, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Blood, Body shaming, Child death, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Rape, Physical abuse, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, and Gun violence

Minor: Infidelity