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bookishmillennial's review against another edition
An absolutely stunning collection of poetry that was haunting, devastating, and powerful. Asghar’s creativity shines in the way they experiment with formats, such as crosswords, fill-in-the-blank, and more (typically) playful concepts yet presenting such grim and upsetting material. Asghar provides the historical context which is woven into many of the poems: the Indian/Pakistani Partition, which is another example of Great Britain fucking shit up for everyone.
I highly recommend this, and want my own physical copy now 💟
Moderate: Racism, Sexism, Misogyny, Islamophobia, Genocide, Sexual violence, War, Xenophobia, and Body shaming
the_vegan_bookworm's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Islamophobia, and Racism
Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual violence
doomluz's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Islamophobia, Racism, Colonisation, Death, War, Bullying, Body shaming, and Grief
Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Rape, and Sexual assault
Minor: Death of parent
juliaisnotalright's review against another edition
3.75
Nevertheless I still learned a lot about the Partition of India and all the struggles Someone had to go through. It was emotional and I now I know some more traditions and terms.
But I didn’t vibe with the poetry. It was okay but not breathtaking.
And as previously said I feel bad for rating this book because I feel like I’m rating the life of the author.
All these poems felt so personal and vulnerable.
Moderate: Bullying, Racism, Violence, and Sexual violence
ukponge's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Sexual violence, Rape, Religious bigotry, Xenophobia, War, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Violence
nonapittman's review against another edition
1.0
Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual violence
kirkspockreads's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Blood, Death, Grief, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Cultural appropriation, War, Religious bigotry, Rape, Racism, Racial slurs, and Islamophobia
Minor: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault
jbabbm's review
3.5
Moderate: Death, Hate crime, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Violence