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inkdrinkers's review against another edition
3.0
The first in Amanda Lovelace's (they/them) "Women are some kind of Magic" series tackles the fairytale ideals of princes saving princesses and being locked in ivory towers. It also covers grief, assault, and various other heavy topics, with warnings in the front pages.
I first read this collection when it was released in 2016, and it really, really blew me away. This was one of those poetry collections that got me into poetry and made me want to devour all the collections I could get my hands on. I decided to revisit it since it's been a few years, and while I do still see the charm in a lot of these poems, a lot of them don't carry the weight that I wish they did.
In revisiting it, I find that a lot of the poems lean heavily on formatting, with plain language. My favorites are the ones that establish a setting/create visuals, as they're easily Lovelace's strongest writing. I also really enjoy Lovelace's poems about grief/parental loss, though I feel like there could be more there. (To Drink Coffee With a Ghost is on my plans to revisit!) Conceptually, I still really enjoy the collection as a whole, but I'll probably be letting go of my shelf copy. It's a little muddled, the poems themselves aren't as connected to the theme as I wish they would be, and the formatting is no longer my favorite. I still think it's a very friendly collection to poetry newcomers, but I don't feel the need to revisit it time and time again.
Content warnings: Death of parent, Eating disorder, Death, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Cancer, Suicide, Rape
Graphic: Death of parent, Eating disorder, and Death
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Cancer, and Child abuse
Minor: Suicide and Rape
robinks's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Cancer, Racism, Suicide, Sexual assault, Self harm, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Eating disorder
Minor: Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Bullying
thefairfae's review
3.0
⚠️CW/TW: Sa, abuse, self esteem issues, and much more⚠️
Alot of people were reviewing this and saying it was very basic and I can see where they are coming from! Alot of the messages were very basic but at the same time I kind of enjoyed that. It was nice to read a poetry book where I didn't have to think to hard, because while I do love those books, I feel like sometimes your brain needs a break. I enjoyed this book and alot of the poems really hit close to home. If you're looking for a short poetry book to read would recommend! I'm sure I'll be reading the next two soon!
Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault
daphnemarie's review
2.0
Graphic: Suicide, Rape, and Child abuse
anothersun's review
3.0
Moderate: Rape, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Death, and Death of parent
charm0nix's review
5.0
Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual assault, and Death
Minor: Child abuse
misslexisaurus's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Grief, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, Suicide, Self harm, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, and Sexual violence
mariah_poulin's review
Graphic: Self harm, Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Abandonment, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Dysphoria, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Bullying, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Dementia, and Child abuse
loki_sdaughter's review
5.0
Moderate: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Bullying, Sexual assault, Homophobia, Alcoholism, Racism, Death of parent, Suicide, Death, and Cancer
ayerobiin's review
2.0
Graphic: Cancer, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Death, Death of parent, Child abuse, and Suicide