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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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Death, Hate crime, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, and Racial slurs
Minor: Suicide, Classism, Transphobia, and Suicidal thoughts
astralfeline's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
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.
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
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