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abc27's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
3.5
A collection of poems that will talk about grief and joy, death and birth. Kevin Young displays the pain of losing his father and the joys of gaining a son.
timon's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Miscarriage, Child death, and Death of parent
jennaleanneflower_'s review against another edition
3.0
I haven't read many books of poetry so I don't know fully how to review it. There were a few that stood out to me that'd I'd like to revisit. I liked how the book was structured and how the poems told a story when grouped together.
maxwelldunn's review against another edition
4.0
Young delves into the sorrow and grief of losing a loved one, in this case his father, while simultaneously exploring the joy of new life in the birth of a child. It's a harrowing and touching collection that vacillates between these emotions, and many more, in exacted, yet accessible poems.
readingwithk's review against another edition
3.0
I was just kind of underwhelmed with this book. I can appreciate Young's craft with poetry. That was admirable, but I found it hard to connect to anything.