Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Life of the Party: Poems by Olivia Gatwood

11 reviews

sydapel's review

dark emotional fast-paced

Poetry is one of those genres I don't feel like should be rated, but this was super compelling and easy for a novice like me to reflect on. Gatwood does an excellent job of capturing the latent fear female presenting people constant have of men and their capacity for violence, as well as our culture's fascination with it through the true crime content. Also, I had no idea she was the poet of the "Ode to My Bitch Face", which is a favorite of mine. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Murder, and Violence

izzy_golds04's review

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Murder

Book centres discussion of true crime and violence against women

khakipantsofsex's review against another edition

challenging dark

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Violence, Sexual content, and Misogyny

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Incest, Eating disorder, and Racism

isaarusilor's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, and Violence

sarahrosea's review

dark reflective sad tense

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Violence, Misogyny, Murder, Grief, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, and Death

Moderate: Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Alcohol, and Mental illness

Minor: Self harm

skudiklier's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

I read a lot of poetry books, and even rate a lot of them five stars. I love a lot of poetry collections. But very rarely do I find one that I truly think doesn't have a bad poem in it. This book was incredible. It all fit so well with the theme without ever feeling repetitive or on-the-nose. It was dark, and soft, and compelling, and despairing, and hopeful. I loved it so much, and I'm glad I bought it so I can go back and reread it whenever I want. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault and Stalking

viacrow's review

challenging dark fast-paced

5.0

olivia manages to encapsulate every fear and desire and insecurity and experience i’ve ever had and turn it into art. this body of work makes me feel safe in a world where i am not 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Death, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Violence, Sexual violence, and Sexism

j4cq's review

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

started precise and loosened up near the end. the writing was great, beautiful, but the contents of the poems are not for the light hearted. absolutely horrible, made me sick to my stomach. 

please read the trigger warnings

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Murder, Child abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, and Pedophilia

Minor: Stalking

raccoonbirb_'s review

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Violence

augustinecarmichael's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

i think it’s written very well, and the subject matter is interesting, it’s just that it hits too close to home, and i am the wrong type of reader for it. i don’t like books that remind me to be scared.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, and Domestic abuse