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katharina90's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
Wanted to like this more than I did. I appreciated the language, and the humor alongside the more serious notes. What I struggled with most was the poet's meandering style.
Favorites:
-burial
-sharing with the ants
-to the mulberry tree
Favorites:
-burial
-sharing with the ants
-to the mulberry tree
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief and Death
Minor: Ableism, Murder, and Racial slurs
savvylit's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
It's official: I will read absolutely anything that Ross Gay has written. He has an unparalleled ability to find beauty and gratitude in moments that would otherwise go unnoticed by many of us. Gay's attention to detail, his love and appreciation for nature and for human connection - these qualities are bursting from every word of his poems. As has been the trend with other works of his, experiencing moments from his life helps me to appreciate the details of my own life even more. This is really such an aptly named collection - this is a catalog of unabashed gratitude. Ross Gay is a delight and I'm so grateful for him!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Bullying
dytiscusfriend's review against another edition
medium-paced
5.0
I have no words for the gift this book has been to me over the past weeks. What a delight and a healing brand.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Death, Grief, Murder, and Racism
Minor: Racial slurs and Animal death
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