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robinks's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Colonisation, Mental illness, Self harm, Blood, Sexism, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, and Islamophobia
Moderate: Deportation, Murder, Racism, Cultural appropriation, Death, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Abandonment, Grief, War, and Sexual assault
Minor: Cursing, Death, Drug use, and Sexual content
freddybingsu's review against another edition
3.75
Moderate: Islamophobia, Colonisation, Child abuse, War, Genocide, Hate crime, and Rape
penguinsquack's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Islamophobia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and War
Moderate: Colonisation, Abortion, Genocide, Body shaming, and Cultural appropriation
inlaraland's review against another edition
5.0
This work covers a number of different topics: race, gender, sexuality, islamaphobia, faith, racism, generational trauma and immigration. These topics all weave into the poet's work - with pieces trying to find some understanding while others have a full circle moment.
I have multiple tabs that accent the beautiful colors that bind these pages. This is probably my favorite poetry book that I have read this year.
This has the rawness of Halsey's "I Would Leave Me If I Could" with the depth of Warsan Shire's "Bless The Daughter Raised By The Voice In Her Head". If you were a fan of both works, then I think you might enjoy this one!
Moderate: Islamophobia, War, Racism, and Misogyny
cryptidcas's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Islamophobia, Sexual assault, War, Mental illness, Racism, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Homophobia, and Violence
codexqueen's review against another edition
3.0
My only griefs are that a lot of the selections the further I read became repetitive and a little too reminiscent of the sort of “shower thoughts” or “Instagram poetry” of contemporary writing (that’s not necessarily a bad thing, just not my thing personally). In retrospect, I think that this book might be better for some if read in short bursts or non consecutively.
Overall, this was a pretty average read, not bad by any means but I feel that the author is capable of better.
Graphic: Self harm, Sexual content, and War
Moderate: Rape, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Minor: Racism, Colonisation, and Islamophobia
parisa0npluto's review against another edition
3.25
there are a few filler poems in here, which i wish had been edited out because they do kill the momentum at parts. i had huge expectations for this collection, i feel like it would've worked more if some pieces got furnished, or it was a bit shorter. my other critique of this book is that it doesn't flow together. each poem stands on its own; however, it seems a bit clunky when it's put all together. there was zero organization or cohesion among the poems that made this collection feel purposeful.
favorites:
you feel me right, you feel me?
plastic bags inside another plastic bag to carry said plastic bags
je ne suis pas folle
1971
under the golden hour
it's all love
golden lube
mansplain nation
the one's with teeth
what 9/11 did to us
belonging
we go on sisters, we go on
unlearning
Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and War
losethegirl's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Islamophobia, War, and Xenophobia
candournat's review against another edition
2.75
Graphic: Self harm, Murder, Racism, War, Eating disorder, Death, Death of parent, and Suicide