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marysia_p's review
4.5
Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Chronic illness, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Homophobia, Terminal illness, Dysphoria, Transphobia, and Bullying
breanneporter's review against another edition
4.0
Acceptance Speech After Setting the World Record in Goosebumps
Every Time I Ever Said I Want to Die
What Love Is
The Day Prince Died
My Gender is the Undoing of Gender
The Night Shift
Love Letter to the Tick that Got Me Sick
The Test of Time
See This Through
Graphic: Grief, Chronic illness, and Blood
Moderate: Sexual assault and Child abuse
the_vegan_bookworm's review
5.0
Some particular favourites include:
- Acceptance speech after setting the world record in goosebumps
- Time piece
- Queer youth are five times more likely to die by suicide
- No such thing as the innocent bystander
- To whom it definitely concerns
- Every time i ever said I want to die
- What can't be taken
- Wellness check
- What you wish you'd said to the high school guidance counselor
- What sucks about the afterlife
Graphic: Chronic illness, Grief, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Transphobia, and Mental illness
Moderate: Child abuse and Pedophilia
riverestyx's review
5.0
Moderate: Chronic illness, Bullying, Cancer, and Homophobia
Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Religious bigotry, and Rape
smallish_bird's review
4.75
Beauty caught me and never let me go." - Acceptance Speech After Setting The World Record in Goosebumps by A. Gibson
A lovely collection of personal poetry/prose meant to inspire hope.
There is so much love, introspection, and beauty in this book; compassionate nuance is foundational to to Gibson's writing. I'm in awe of their metaphors, the creative ways they frame the complex and mundanity. Their work is concise and clearly communicated, and it's a joy to reflect upon.
Graphic: Chronic illness
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Sexual content, and Addiction
Minor: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Medical content
bookwormbi's review
4.5
Moderate: Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, and Terminal illness
rriverr's review
5.0
Graphic: Rape, Grief, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Death of parent
Moderate: Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Medical content, and Homophobia
sara_m_martins's review
4.75
I knew Andrea Gibson's material, as I often watch their performances on Button Poetry's YouTube channel, but this collection is too great not to amaze.
A few went over my head or weren't for me, but I think every single one is incredibly good and for 99% of them I felt deeply moved.
While I think there's a particular soft spot that will hit queer people more squarely, this collection talks about all types of love and, thus, i think all people could benefit from it.
when I say god - I mean everyone
down here who understands why
when I get to heaven,
I will refuse to call it heaven
if the pople I love
(who put me through hell)
aren't there.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an eARC.
Moderate: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Sexual assault, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Homophobia, Transphobia, and Child abuse
moonyreadsbystarlight's review
5.0
Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Chronic illness, Suicide, and Self harm
armontheroad's review
4.0
Very appreciative to have received an E-ARC from Button Poetry through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Pedophilia, Self harm, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, and Transphobia