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danaleelin's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
slow-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Medical trauma, and Murder
emmazucati's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
5.0
I received a free ebook via NetGalley via Berkley Penguin Random House. All my thoughts are my own.
Every single poem created such a tangible atmosphere. They didn't all invoke the same emotions, but Mans did such a beautiful job at making you feel after every one of them. Mans is not only incredibly self aware, but she so seamlessly puts herself into other people's shoes as well. I'm grateful she chose to share all of it with the world.
This collection had life. The good, the bad, the ugly, it's all there. Her word tree at the end was especially touching. She took fundamental aspects of herself and her life and created a wonderful collection.
I'm really grateful to this giveaway because I don't think I would've picked this up otherwise. I'm not a big poetry person but I appreciate the opportunity to see other ways people choose to express themselves. I don't remember enough from AP Lit to analyze the prose or dissect the figurative language, but I found the language beautiful and never lacking.
Mans did not hold back when approaching difficult topics so take care of yourself as you read this.
Every single poem created such a tangible atmosphere. They didn't all invoke the same emotions, but Mans did such a beautiful job at making you feel after every one of them. Mans is not only incredibly self aware, but she so seamlessly puts herself into other people's shoes as well. I'm grateful she chose to share all of it with the world.
This collection had life. The good, the bad, the ugly, it's all there. Her word tree at the end was especially touching. She took fundamental aspects of herself and her life and created a wonderful collection.
I'm really grateful to this giveaway because I don't think I would've picked this up otherwise. I'm not a big poetry person but I appreciate the opportunity to see other ways people choose to express themselves. I don't remember enough from AP Lit to analyze the prose or dissect the figurative language, but I found the language beautiful and never lacking.
Mans did not hold back when approaching difficult topics so take care of yourself as you read this.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism, Sexism, and Sexual violence
livforreading's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
tense
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Rape, and Sexual assault
megtristao's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
A gorgeous collection! I'm surprised I didn't run out of post-it flags while reading this book. In the first half of the collection, I was most impressed by the poems about motherhood and the relationships between mothers and daughters. In the latter half the book, the poems seem to be more inspired by real-life events and people (e.g. Sandra Bland, Whitney Houston, Serena Williams). I was trying to track which poems stood out to me the most, but I ended up marking a <i>lot</i> of poems, so here are just a few of my favorites: "Speak to Me of My Mother, Who Was She," "Birmingham," "All Too Normal," "I Know You Didn't Mean to Kill Him: An Excerpt."
Thank you to the publisher (Berkley) for a free advance copy of this book. All opinions are my own.
Thank you to the publisher (Berkley) for a free advance copy of this book. All opinions are my own.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Rape, and Police brutality
yogilawyer's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Police brutality, and Medical trauma
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