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tonatyuh's review
5.0
WOW.
I usually don't like poetry; I find it kind of tedious to understand and I can be someone that loses patience. But this, along with Rankine's "Let Me Be Lonely" have transformed poetry into something more enjoyable and moving.
Diaz writes in a way that genuinely made my jaw drop at times, and made me circle and underline and write in the margins with almost every stanza.
This is a collection of poetry that is so beautiful and contains so much to think about that it's something I'd recommend to any kind of reader.
I usually don't like poetry; I find it kind of tedious to understand and I can be someone that loses patience. But this, along with Rankine's "Let Me Be Lonely" have transformed poetry into something more enjoyable and moving.
Diaz writes in a way that genuinely made my jaw drop at times, and made me circle and underline and write in the margins with almost every stanza.
This is a collection of poetry that is so beautiful and contains so much to think about that it's something I'd recommend to any kind of reader.
dinasamimi's review
5.0
Diaz is a linguist with an extensive vocabulary. The language can be challenging, so keep a dictionary handy while reading. The longer poems are truly outstanding. I loved the poems about Diaz's brother, anything she writes about water and basketball. There are many I will return to: exhibits from The American Water Museum, The First Water Is The Body, That Which Cannot Be Stilled, Like Church, and Snake-Light... to name a few.
jess_mango's review
4.0
4.5 stars
It's National Poetry Month!!
Very strong collection right here to add to your poetry diet!
It's National Poetry Month!!
Very strong collection right here to add to your poetry diet!
jeleigh16's review
5.0
Absolutely brilliant storytelling via poetry. Diaz's words hit me in the heart and the gut in the best way.
beasleysbooks's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
sinisterbeard's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.5