Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Broken Halves of a Milky Sun: Poems by Aaiún Nin

5 reviews

gabthebookworm's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Rape, Cultural appropriation, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Mental illness, Body shaming, Colonisation, Hate crime, Racism, and Suicidal thoughts

winter_loves_cookies's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective fast-paced

5.0

Beautifully written. My favorite poems were “I write to slow the passing of time” and “Find some real Chilies.” The poet uses repetition as a means of impact and I think it’s very powerful. The rage and grief comes through definitely but there are also tender moments/poems such as “I want to love the people whom I love.”
Also it explores religion as a means of oppression which I think is interesting.
Highly recommend!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Minor: Violence and Rape

abnormal_shadow's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective tense slow-paced

5.0

I borrowed this book for no reason. On the QLL Libby library and I would say it is probably one of my favorite books of all time.

It embodies me in a way both women (to a certain extent), Africans, both beaten and robbed of culture and heritage, both angry at the countries that subjugated us. Though I was not abandoned by my father or raped I understand her.

We are connected and I feel that reading and listening to this book, to her story. This book is everything.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, War, Violence, Rape, Homophobia, Sexual assault, and Racism

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, Sexual content, and Self harm

Minor: Pedophilia, Abandonment, Genocide, and Xenophobia

moonpeach's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Rape

surikiranism's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

3.25

 

Thanks to NetGalley for giving me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review!
This was a gruesome and raw collection of poems that hit really hard. It was a great collection that I loved reading, and for a debut poetry book, it was a solid collection and I really hope the author writes more!

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Gun violence

Moderate: Colonisation, Genocide, Grief, Hate crime, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content