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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
ashleeains's review against another edition
2.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, and Islamophobia
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
natgoe's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content, Islamophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Body shaming, Rape, Cursing, Self harm, and Emotional abuse
candournat's review against another edition
2.75
Graphic: Self harm, Murder, Racism, War, Eating disorder, Death, Death of parent, and Suicide
littlerah's review against another edition
this pain, a
vortex of every
narrative I’ve
screamed together
to have purpose
frequency (13).
je ne suis pas folle
loss becomes her
how to become a ghost ii
haruomi hosono
sporting a new look
it’s all love
we go on sisters, we go on
who’s right
this one’s for me.
Moderate: Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, and Mental illness