You Better Be Lightning by Andrea Gibson

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h_adrift's review against another edition

5.0
I would highlight some of my favorite poems but there are simply too many. It's the kind of collection that makes me keep reading the next piece even though my heart and mind refuse to move from the last. It's the kind of writing that makes me so glad to be alive in a world where people like Andrea are trying to make sense of it and help us see through pop culture pressure and political platitudes. It's the kind of writing that makes me want to write. I'm so grateful for them. This. This. This.

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4.0
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kaitlinandree99's review against another edition

4.0
Witty, rhythmic and vast. Gave me about 273 goosebumps.

lionysh's review against another edition

5.0
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hardreturn's review against another edition

4.5
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4.5
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suh_van_uhhh's review against another edition

5.0
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ajs_booktime's review against another edition

5.0
This book was so impactful and beautiful that as soon as I finished it, I opened up the first page to start it again.

jjbg's review against another edition

5.0
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jporter9's review against another edition

5.0
Reading these poems gave me the feeling of discovering truth--at once surprising and familiar.