Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Homie: Poems by Danez Smith

29 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

the_readingraven's review

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

I think many people should read this very touching piece of literature. Danez writes in such an honest, loving, raw type of way. This collection of poetry is for his friends and those he holds dear. If you are queer and Black, I highly recommend it. Even though I am not the target audience for this collection, many of these pieces come from the Black experience, I still love it and care for it all the same. 

Along with the deep meaning, I loved the creativity that came with the formatting of several of these poems. It's not only a literary sense you're gathering but a visual one as well. My favorite line is from 'Acknowledgments':  “& how many times have you loved me without my asking? how often have I loved a thing because you loved it? including me.”

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Content Warnings

Minor: Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, and Racism

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

savvylit's review

emotional reflective fast-paced

4.0

"& how many times have you loved me without my asking? how often have i loved a thing because you loved it? including me"

Homie is a declaration of enduring and joyous love. Smith's deep compassion for their friends is a uniting theme in this structurally playful collection. Smith weaves their own identity as a Black, poz, queer, and nonbinary person through poems that capture how loving & living can be frustrating and beautiful at the same time.
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This was my second read for #transrightsreadathon 2024.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Racism, Racial slurs, Death, Grief, and Suicide

yinflower's review

dark emotional funny reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Xenophobia, Child death, Suicide, Racism, Death, and Violence

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

mistercrow's review

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racism, Racial slurs, Death, Police brutality, and Self harm

renpen's review

challenging emotional fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Racism

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