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4.41 AVERAGE
4.41 AVERAGE
I picked this up for the first time since I was 18 after feeling incredibly saddened by the Andrea's death. Their writing has such beautiful heart and sentiment and joy.
I remember being so enthralled with it as a teenager, but it has been really interesting to look back at it now and see what I chose to underline back then. A lot has happened for me in the last 5 years in terms of general life experience and perspective, the first time I read this I was still a girl and so much of my queerness still felt theoretical, and I've really enjoyed rereading and being moved in different ways. The lines that hit me were different this time
I remember being so enthralled with it as a teenager, but it has been really interesting to look back at it now and see what I chose to underline back then. A lot has happened for me in the last 5 years in terms of general life experience and perspective, the first time I read this I was still a girl and so much of my queerness still felt theoretical, and I've really enjoyed rereading and being moved in different ways. The lines that hit me were different this time
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Reading this I felt so heard. I felt like someone understood me without me having to tell them and exacerbate my pain more.
Andrea Gibson is sure to become my next favorite author. I cannot wait to read more of her work. Lord of the Butterflies is my new favorite book and I don’t know if it will ever be dethroned.
Andrea Gibson is sure to become my next favorite author. I cannot wait to read more of her work. Lord of the Butterflies is my new favorite book and I don’t know if it will ever be dethroned.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide
Moderate: Addiction, Homophobia
This was an extremely well put together collection of LGBT poetry, and I was really moved by it! I think Gibson really nailed the balance of personal insight and education about the LGBT community, and they have given a lot of people a voice to relate to in poetry. I would highly recommend for poetry and LGBT book lovers!
wonderful! andrea gibson's words are alive and humming with energy. honest, heart-forward, vulnerable. lots of upsetting poems about 2018 US politics and personal tragedies -- made me cry. but worth it for the beautiful love poems and the vibrant aliveness.
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this is like my third reread and it stays new and beautiful. What a fucking devastating loss.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence
emotional
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