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bookishmillennial's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
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Absolutely *stunning* collection of poetry. I’m going to buy a print copy since I listened to the audiobook on Libro FM (thank you Libro FM for the ALC, sharing my honest opinion regardless of the free copy!) & I really want a copy to reread and annotate.
I felt called to so many of the poems but I especially liked the one named “sports” as it was a commentary on feeling good about cheering alongside strangers, sharing something with them, even though you didn’t know them and didn't even really care for sports they deeply. The feeling of belonging and community is so powerful, even if it’s just a taste.
Sheesh, this review is one of my worst hahaha I’m sorry! Just please believe me that AL’s poetry blew me away. It moved me, called to me, & *frequently* made me say, “damn” out loud as I listened!
Ada Límon is absolutely an auto-buy author for me now. I highly recommend this collection!
Absolutely *stunning* collection of poetry. I’m going to buy a print copy since I listened to the audiobook on Libro FM (thank you Libro FM for the ALC, sharing my honest opinion regardless of the free copy!) & I really want a copy to reread and annotate.
I felt called to so many of the poems but I especially liked the one named “sports” as it was a commentary on feeling good about cheering alongside strangers, sharing something with them, even though you didn’t know them and didn't even really care for sports they deeply. The feeling of belonging and community is so powerful, even if it’s just a taste.
Sheesh, this review is one of my worst hahaha I’m sorry! Just please believe me that AL’s poetry blew me away. It moved me, called to me, & *frequently* made me say, “damn” out loud as I listened!
Ada Límon is absolutely an auto-buy author for me now. I highly recommend this collection!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Animal cruelty, and Death
Moderate: Stalking, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship
savvylit's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
The back of my library's copy of The Hurting Kind includes a quote from The Guardian that simply says "Limón is a poet of ecstatic revelation." I literally could not put it better myself. Limón is capable of putting into words - gorgeous words - revelations that celebrate being alive and being connected to the world around us.
Here is one of my favorite quotes from this collection: "But also, before they arrive, there's a desperate hand scribbling a memory, following the cat of imagination into each room. What is lineage, if not a gold thread of pride and guilt? 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵?"
Here is one of my favorite quotes from this collection: "But also, before they arrive, there's a desperate hand scribbling a memory, following the cat of imagination into each room. What is lineage, if not a gold thread of pride and guilt? 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵?"
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief and Death of parent
peggy_racham's review against another edition
4.5
"And so I have two brains now. Two entirely different brains. The one that always misses where I’m not, and the one that is so relieved to finally be home."
As expected Ada Limón makes me question and then understand myself better.
As expected Ada Limón makes me question and then understand myself better.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Grief
serendipitysbooks's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
The Hurting Kind is a poetry collection by America’s first Latina Poet Laureate. It’s organised by season with many of the poems focussed on nature, but some delve into tonight, more personal subjects like abusive relationships and joint custody. An accessible, mostly soothing collection. I loved listening to the audio (read by the author) while reading.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Grief
tomasalbanez's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
This book is about love and grief and fear, but above all it's about being vulnerable and sensitive to life.
All this from the point of view of a California woman of Mexican descent and child of divorced parents.
I haven't read a lot of poetry books in my life, but in this one I highlighted MANY poems that impacted me. And it gets better with every page.
It's not a book to devour, but to savor. So my tip is to read it in the pauses of daily life.
All this from the point of view of a California woman of Mexican descent and child of divorced parents.
I haven't read a lot of poetry books in my life, but in this one I highlighted MANY poems that impacted me. And it gets better with every page.
It's not a book to devour, but to savor. So my tip is to read it in the pauses of daily life.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Dementia, Grief, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, and Sexism
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, and Toxic relationship
spinesinaline's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.0
Bright Dead Things remains my favourite collection so far but a lot of beauties here
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Grief, and Animal death
rorikae's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
4.5
Ada Limón is one of my favorite poets and 'The Hurting Kind' is a poignant, heartbreaking collection of her work. The poems cover a number of different topics and include love poems, poems about animals, loss, and family.
A few of my favorite poems in the collection include 'Forsythia,' which discusses a grandmother and plants, 'Not the Saddest Thing in the World,' which is a reflection on 2020, 'Obedience,' which is a love poem about her dog, and 'Salvage,' which is both a love poem about a tree and a request for forgiveness for how people treat nature.
I cannot recommend listening to the audiobook enough since it is read by Ada Limón herself and there is nothing quite like hearing a poet read their own work. I would love to pick up more of her work in the future as she has this simple way of cutting to emotions and evoking images that always seems to work for me.
A few of my favorite poems in the collection include 'Forsythia,' which discusses a grandmother and plants, 'Not the Saddest Thing in the World,' which is a reflection on 2020, 'Obedience,' which is a love poem about her dog, and 'Salvage,' which is both a love poem about a tree and a request for forgiveness for how people treat nature.
I cannot recommend listening to the audiobook enough since it is read by Ada Limón herself and there is nothing quite like hearing a poet read their own work. I would love to pick up more of her work in the future as she has this simple way of cutting to emotions and evoking images that always seems to work for me.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief
clarabooksit's review against another edition
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Animal death
penofpossibilities's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
4.0
Enough of can you see me, can you hear me, enough I am human, enough I am alone and I am desperate, enough of the animal saving me, enough of the high water, enough sorrow, enough of the air and its ease, I am asking you to touch me.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! floors me every time
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! floors me every time
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Grief
Moderate: Death
Minor: Stalking
Minor: fireworks
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