Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

Homie: Poems by Danez Smith

19 reviews

mcmontgomery's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Homophobia

Minor: Suicide

meaghanelizabook's review

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Homophobia, Racism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Terminal illness

kjofalltrades's review

medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Homophobia

finnthehuman217's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny reflective fast-paced

5.0

This collection is so beautiful and Smith has such a beautiful unique voice and the way they deliver the lines of poetry is so amazing! I highly recommend listening to it if you have the chance bc these poems are so well done! 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Homophobia and Suicidal thoughts

eldritch_horror's review

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

I felt bad rating this book a 3.75 at first so I changed it to a 4.0. It doesn't resonate with me as much as BLACK MOVIE did by this same author, and while they do an incredible job at writing most of this comes from my own relationship with poetry. However, I would still tell people to read this book and give it a chance, it's a book I feel a lot of people still should take the time to read even if they don't like it themselves.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, and Death

Moderate: Gun violence and Classism

fieldofhats's review

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.75

This was not an easy book to finish. It’s less than 100 pages, but it is extremely heavy. Danez Smith is a master poet who knows how to weave humor and dark topics together beautifully, but the heaviness often outweighs the humor in this one. This collection is poignant and relevant, but not wholly enjoyable. That’s not to say this is a bad collection by any means whatsoever — it was just hard to get through. Be thoroughly aware of the trigger warnings for this book before reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death, Hate crime, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, and Racial slurs

Minor: Suicide, Classism, Transphobia, and Suicidal thoughts

camillatd's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

Some of the best poetry I've read. Heartwrenching, gripping, so so good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Homophobia

americattt's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny reflective fast-paced

4.25

"Is death any easier if you can call your killer kin?"

Favorite poems: Rose & On Faggotness

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia

astralfeline's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content

Moderate: Slavery, Transphobia, Racial slurs, Hate crime, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Homophobia, and Death

Minor: Excrement, Outing, and Violence

lilawsahar's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Buy it! Read it! If you’re white, use it to develop some empathy! I’m white and my heart grew ten times the size. Off to go buy their other poetry collectives. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Racism, Hate crime, Mental illness, Grief, and Racial slurs

Minor: Classism, Transphobia, Suicide, Sexual content, Homophobia, Police brutality, Blood, and Gun violence