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hilaryreadsbooks's review against another edition
5.0
May the taste of grief be slowly rinsed from our mouths. “What we’ll always have is something we lost,” but may we also always feel the edge of a found dollar bill when we reach into our pockets. May we reach towards a world where those too tired to be happy are still alive; may their rested bodies stretch the length of the earth and may heaven still be for another day. May dead mothers still be alive in dreams. May we dream that we can manipulate time and wake up, still breathing. “I was made to die but I’m here to stay,” and may we always have a reason to stay. May we leave people and places and memories so that we have a reason to stay. May we always wish for more; may we always allow ourselves to wish for more.
May this mediocre body still be enough. May sensation not hurt so much, and when it does, may we realize that a body that feels like this cannot be mediocre. May we continue to feel, and feel, and feel, even when feeling becomes too much. May we still love when we are afraid of love. May we still love when we have been hurt by love. May we still love because this is all the time we have to love.
Graphic: Death, Violence, Grief, Suicide, War, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Homophobia, and Self harm
maria_winther's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Racism, Suicide, and War
krys_kilz's review against another edition
4.5
My favorite poems in the collection were: The Bull, Dear Peter, Beautiful Short Loser, American Legend, Not Even, Nothing and Ars Poetica as the Maker.
"I'm not sad, he told me once, laughing, I'm just always here."
"I know. I know the room you've been crying in is called America.
I know the door is not invented yet."
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Grief
Moderate: Cancer, Mental illness, and War
Minor: Suicide
hannibanani29's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Car accident, Drug use, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Cancer, Suicide, War, and Gun violence
Minor: Sexual content and Vomit
sonyareadsbooks's review against another edition
4.75
Moderate: War, Cancer, Mental illness, Suicide, Death, and Death of parent
vigil's review against another edition
3.5
but so much time was spent, in my opinion, meandering that i believe that you could remove the first section and the collection would be stronger for it. my favorite of them all is section 2 where he really began to shine, and returned to the things that made me enjoy his poetry in the first place. the final two sections didn’t quite manage to live up to the second, but it was miles better than that first portion.
my personal standouts here are:
the last dinosaur
Graphic: Grief, War, Suicide, Cancer, Death of parent, Mental illness, Bullying, and Death
laurenkimoto's review against another edition
4.25
Moderate: Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Abortion, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Bullying, Alcohol, Car accident, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Biphobia, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexual content, and Suicide
solouncapitulomas's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, and Death
Moderate: Cancer, Racism, and Sexual assault
Minor: Suicide and War
samarakroeger's review against another edition
3.75
Favorites: Beautiful Short Loser, Dear Rose
Graphic: Suicide and Death
bmastando's review against another edition
4.25
Moderate: Homophobia, Death of parent, and Violence
Minor: Suicide, War, and Sexual assault