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lizkocher's review
4.25
Graphic: Death of parent, Terminal illness, Suicide, Body horror, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, and Sexual assault
lay_kone's review
3.0
Moderate: Death, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Rape, Addiction, Cancer, Bullying, Child abuse, and Grief
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
booksawyer's review
4.75
Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Cancer
Moderate: Rape and Suicide
Minor: Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, and Self harm
This book also contains minor mentions of the aftermath of Hurricane Sandyeli_reads006's review
2.5
Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, and Emotional abuse
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
crisisaurora's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Death, and Emotional abuse
matchabookshelf's review against another edition
2.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Death
gabriella_'s review against another edition
2.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Sexism, Misogyny, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Grief, Body shaming, and Death of parent
anothersun's review
3.0
Moderate: Rape, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Death, and Death of parent