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the_readingraven's review
5.0
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.”
Minor: Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, and Racism
astralfeline's review against another edition
5.0
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
yellow_star's review against another edition
3.75
There's also themes of racism, bigotry, etc. There are also the related slurs.
The nature poems are so fresh! I love the completely new to me imagery for nature.
The poverty poems are also completely relatable.
I'm not a huge fan of poems that jump all over the place like a lot of modern literary poetry does, but each poem is usually about some topic and mostly continues the same conversation. There's still a little bit of chaotic unrelated subject changes but very little.
Graphic: Bullying
Moderate: Physical abuse, Body horror, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Blood, Gore, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Violence, Classism, and Murder
Minor: Child death, Confinement, Death, and Slavery
mxpringle's review
4.0
Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Suicide, and Grief
Moderate: Self harm, Mental illness, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Police brutality
Minor: Slavery, Violence, Drug use, Alcohol, Colonisation, Classism, and Blood
invaderlinz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Murder, Police brutality, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Violence