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thewordsdevourer's review against another edition
3.0
Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Racism, Violence, and Grief
Minor: Cancer, Sexual content, Death of parent, and War
lowbrowhighart's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Cancer, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, and War
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
anka_not_anchor's review against another edition
4.75
Moderate: Addiction, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, and War
auger's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Death, Mental illness, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Death of parent, and War
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, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Cancer, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
Minor: Racism, Suicide, and War
joensign's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death and Death of parent
Minor: Sexual content
ekg's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, and Death of parent
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
ashleycmms's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Death of parent, and War
Moderate: Cancer, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence