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dinasamimi's review against another edition
5.0
What can I say about Hanif that hasn't already been said? He is the GOAT.
seymone's review against another edition
Rating to Come .....
Listened via audiobook. I need to get my eyes on the words.
As a newbie to poetry, I need to take my time with each poem.
Listened via audiobook. I need to get my eyes on the words.
As a newbie to poetry, I need to take my time with each poem.
erintowner's review against another edition
2.0
I liked some of the later poems in the collection but I don't think I understood most of this.
ryliereadss's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
I loved the poems in this collection! He talks about heartbreak, social justice, and Nikola Tesla. I liked the repetition of titles and the themes of the poems. There are poems about grief that are really meaningful too. I really enjoyed listening to the audiobook because it was like a spoken word performance, with little asides and everything! I highly recommend listening to it!
goslin's review against another edition
5.0
If you’re familiar with Hanif’s work, “A Fortune...” will feel right. The way he sets up the anthology is not only disparate pieces but a leveraged structure from a well known movie. It’s both fun and effective.
Each time I read is work I’m challenged, heavy hearted, and with the last few pieces here, encouraged.
Must read if you’re a fan of Hanif’s or a fan of reading what lay out to be effectively ethnographies of the Black / African American experience in far and recent past, and present.
Each time I read is work I’m challenged, heavy hearted, and with the last few pieces here, encouraged.
Must read if you’re a fan of Hanif’s or a fan of reading what lay out to be effectively ethnographies of the Black / African American experience in far and recent past, and present.