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Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head by Warsan Shire
29 reviews
samanthatully's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Sexual assault and Racism
inamerata's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, and Child abuse
Moderate: Violence, Racism, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Death, Grief, and War
Minor: Cancer, Cannibalism, Eating disorder, and Suicide
venetiana's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Hate crime, Rape, Blood, Racism, Murder, Eating disorder, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Confinement, Cancer, Abortion, War, Child death, Violence, Vomit, Trafficking, Torture, Terminal illness, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Body shaming, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Fire/Fire injury, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Medical content, Mental illness, Infidelity, Grief, Domestic abuse, Deportation, Child abuse, and Abandonment
annemaries_shelves's review against another edition
4.5
I loved how she tackled the themes of girlhood and womanhood, experiences of being a refugee and immigrant, grief, trauma, celebrations of life, death, family, and more. Each of the four sections offered something unique to the stories she was telling.
There are some really heavy subjects/topics and references in this collection, so be aware.
CW: FGM and gender violence, child abuse and death, rape, death, eating disorders, famine, war and racism, and others.
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Grief, Racism, Rape, Sexism, War, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Violence, and Child death
booksandteatime's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: War, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Grief, Miscarriage, Racism, Child death, Gun violence, Islamophobia, Sexual assault, Colonisation, and Death
lindseyhall44's review against another edition
5.0
“Backwards” and “Bless this House” are two stand out poems for me, but there are plenty of incredible ones which will pull on your heart strings and never cease to amaze you.
Graphic: Abandonment, Cancer, Violence, Sexual assault, War, Rape, Child abuse, and Racism
Moderate: Xenophobia
cantfindmybookmark's review against another edition
4.75
Moderate: Child death, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, and Racism
jayisreading's review against another edition
3.5
That said, something about these poems didn’t quite land the same way that her earlier poems did. The poems didn’t read as cohesive as a whole and, even within their sections, seemed a little scattered.
What I do love about Shire’s writing is how multisensorial her poems are, making for a unique experience any time you read anything by her. This was certainly the case in this collection, even if the poems didn’t have the same impact as her previous works did.
Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence
Moderate: Death, Racism, and Xenophobia
Minor: Eating disorder, Suicide, and War
ashlynnoel's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Racism, Violence, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Miscarriage, Abortion, and Xenophobia
Minor: War