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hello_lovely13's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Cancer, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Racism, and Sexual assault
Minor: Suicide
murderousscottishgremlin's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Racism, and Xenophobia
Minor: Sexual assault, Genocide, and Homophobia
earlydecember's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Car accident, Cancer, Xenophobia, and Death of parent
Minor: Child abuse and Sexual assault
pey333's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Death of parent, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Homophobia, Bullying, Racism, Sexual content, and Sexual assault
solouncapitulomas's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, and Death
Moderate: Cancer, Racism, and Sexual assault
Minor: Suicide and War
mmaack24's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, War, and Death
Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Homophobia, and Sexual assault
bmastando's review against another edition
4.25
Moderate: Homophobia, Death of parent, and Violence
Minor: Suicide, War, and Sexual assault
lowbrowhighart's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Gun violence, Sexual violence, Racism, Suicide, Blood, Sexual assault, Cancer, Mental illness, Drug use, Self harm, Sexual content, War, Xenophobia, and Police brutality
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
anka_not_anchor's review against another edition
4.75
Moderate: Sexual assault, War, Addiction, Violence, Racism, and Sexual content
jayisreading's review against another edition
4.0
The collection was a little polarizing for me. The poems I didn’t care for, I really didn’t care for, but the poems that really struck me were absolutely provocative and/or breathtaking. My two favorites were “Amazon History of a Former Nail Salon Worker” and “Künstlerroman,” and I felt that the latter especially demonstrated Vuong’s poetic talent. It had stunning imagery and was packed with so much emotion. It was easily the best poem from this collection that I would say is the must-read.
Some favorites: “Beautiful Short Loser,” “Rise & Shine,” “The Last Prom Queen in Antarctica,” “Dear T,” “Not Even,” “Amazon History of a Former Nail Salon Worker,” “Künstlerroman,” and “Almost Human”
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Grief
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Cancer
Minor: Racism, War, and Suicide