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culpeppper's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Pregnancy, Slavery, Lesbophobia, Death, Ableism, Murder, Torture, Medical trauma, Rape, Violence, Grief, Child death, Transphobia, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Hate crime, Toxic relationship, and Confinement
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Classism, Bullying, Gun violence, Religious bigotry, Drug use, Blood, Kidnapping, Trafficking, Medical content, Racial slurs, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Cancer
nanduh's review against another edition
3.25
Graphic: Racism, Police brutality, and Rape
Moderate: Lesbophobia and Homophobia
Minor: Death
staronsaturn's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Medical trauma, Sexual content, Slavery, Racism, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Police brutality and Violence
Minor: Homophobia and Lesbophobia
moriahleigh's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Homophobia, Mental illness, Violence, Hate crime, Sexual violence, Grief, Lesbophobia, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Gun violence, Murder, and Rape
Minor: Self harm
thehomiemona's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Lesbophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Homophobia, Police brutality, and Rape
anniereads221's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Rape, Violence, Racial slurs, Grief, Police brutality, Blood, Sexual violence, Lesbophobia, Gun violence, and Racism
Moderate: Cancer and Death
Minor: Slavery and Transphobia
jaiari12's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Rape, Lesbophobia, Racism, Slavery, Violence, and Sexual violence
brandiereadsbooks's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Murder, Slavery, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia
kaynova's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Lesbophobia, Grief, Police brutality, Death of parent, Body horror, Rape, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Homophobia, and Sexual assault
valeriaperez261's review against another edition
3.5
Some poems made me quite literally tear up while others felt Rupi Kaur-esque so to say I got literary whiplash from this collection is an understatement. Overall I think the words were beautiful and encapsulated the author’s experience very compellingly, I just wish it had gone through some more editing to filter out the filler. When I talk about the filler I mean poems like “Sharp”, they take away from the ones like “Birthing children not her own” and “Trans-panic”.
Still I think it was pretty accessible and an enjoyable (as enjoyable as trauma can be) and important read.
Graphic: Rape, Lesbophobia, Racism, and Racial slurs