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Sweet, Young, & Worried by Blythe Baird

4 reviews

kalira's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

3.75

While the issues and hurts focused upon are not mine, Blythe Baird represents them evocatively and opens a window into the depths even from far off.

The one that hits hardest for me remains, however, the very first one - In The Shape Of A Poem

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Medical trauma, Abortion, Medical content, Body shaming, Self harm, Homophobia, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexual assault

cer15712's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

0.25

Just boring trauma poems. Same writing style as Rupi Kaur. Cliché metaphors and phrases pulled from tumblr posts. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Lesbophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Homophobia, Abortion, Domestic abuse, and Medical trauma

diana_raquel's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

[Disclaimer: I won a digital copy of this book in a giveaway. However, the following review is my own opinion of this book.]

“It is one thing to want help and another to have the language to ask for it.”

Sweet, Young, & Worried by Blythe Baird is a collection of poems about suffering and healing, love, queerness, loss, mental health, and feminism. I didn't know what to expect from this book. I don't read a lot of poetry (I try to read more, I swear), but the title of this book caught my attention and I decided to enter the giveaway. Imagine my surprise when I receive an email telling me that I had won a digital copy! 

It was a pleasant surprise in the sense that I love it! The poems are raw and emotional. Some of them touch on very serious and dark themes that can be triggering to some people. Others just "hit the feels" and makes a person feel understood. As someone who struggles with mental health and anxiety, some of these poems were very relatable. I felt seen and understood. 

I didn't know what to expect from this book, but I love it and I have plans to read other books by the author. Really recommend it!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Eating disorder, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Abortion

Moderate: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Homophobia

mandi4886's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Forced institutionalization, Self harm, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Medical content, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Vomit, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, and Abortion