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readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Police brutality, Infidelity, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Racism, Self harm, Murder, Chronic illness, and Suicide
booktribe's review against another edition
reflective
3.0
I’m not a huge poetry reader, but I enjoyed this collection! There were several standout poems for me including The Reclaiming, The OUTside & the INside Joke, and No Tradebacksies x infinity, among other poems. I do think the synopsis may be a little misleading though, because I saw very few retellings of fairy tales and mythological stories. But then again, I’m not the best reader of poetry, so I may have missed something. I did enjoy this book and I feel like it’ll be a great audiobook one day because a lot of these poems would be even more beautiful when read aloud!
Thank you Button Poetry and NetGalley for this arc. All opinions are my own.
TW: parental death and murder
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Murder
bittennailbooks's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
3.0
I have received an ARC of Urbanshee from Netgalley for free in exchange for an honest review.
Urbanshee is a brave and intimate look into Siaara Freeman's life and childhood. She is successful in giving readers a look into many of the raw wounds she displays throughout her poetry and playful interpretations of childhood competitiveness and schoolyard games. She does not fail to give readers an unedited view of the struggles of growing up impoverished, the overwhelming loss she has faced, and the streets which inspired her poetic career.
I was initially drawn in by the cover and descriptions of "retelling of fairy tales and mythological stories", I think the retellings portion was a bit lost on me. My criticisms only lie within the heavy use of "&" throughout but that might be the artists stylistic choice. Admittedly, poetry is not my main genre but I am grateful for the push out of my comfort zone.
If you are a slam poetry/poetry fan, I would recommend giving this book a shot.
Urbanshee is a brave and intimate look into Siaara Freeman's life and childhood. She is successful in giving readers a look into many of the raw wounds she displays throughout her poetry and playful interpretations of childhood competitiveness and schoolyard games. She does not fail to give readers an unedited view of the struggles of growing up impoverished, the overwhelming loss she has faced, and the streets which inspired her poetic career.
I was initially drawn in by the cover and descriptions of "retelling of fairy tales and mythological stories", I think the retellings portion was a bit lost on me. My criticisms only lie within the heavy use of "&" throughout but that might be the artists stylistic choice. Admittedly, poetry is not my main genre but I am grateful for the push out of my comfort zone.
If you are a slam poetry/poetry fan, I would recommend giving this book a shot.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Racism, and Sexism
Minor: Drug abuse and Drug use
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