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Candy-Coated Unicorns and Converse All Stars (flap series) by Inua Ellams

bookishgoblin's review against another edition

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4.0

This was fantastic. Anyone interested in modern poetry should read this, it has some beautiful imagery and some lines that just really stand out.

clionama's review

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emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

annaonthepage's review

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dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

I just finished this poetry pamphlet and had the urge to applaud. There is such a liveness, a litheness, such music and rhythm and breath in these poems. They are full of evocative images, and what struck me most is the *scenes*. They tell stories of characters, of moments, of places. Some of the poems' closing lines... Damn.

behindthecritic's review against another edition

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4.0

Thank you Jess for letting me borrow this!
I really enjoyed this collection and think it would be even better to see performed live. Class Zero was my favourite poem and really struck a chord with me but the entire collection was brilliant.
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