Reviews tagging 'War'

Haus Feuer Körper: Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head (zweisprachige Ausgabe Englisch-Deutsch) by Warsan Shire

40 reviews

serendipitysbooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

 Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head was longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize. It is the first full length poetry collection by this Somali British poet and reflects the realities of Black Muslim women from immigrant and refugee backgrounds, realities that include both great sorrow and great joy. I found it to a be really accessible collection and was at times blown away by the sheer power of Shire’s words. Home (well-known apparently but new to me) was a standout, succinctly and starkly explaining the reality of the decision to flee home and of being a refugee. Plenty of imagery from other poems grabbed my attention too - “…Amel’s hardened nipples push/through the paisley of her blouse, minarets/
calling men to worship.” Highly recommended, especially if you are looking for an accessible relevant contemporary collection.
 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Racism, Rape, Child abuse, and Death

jaiari12's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Misogyny, Violence, Child abuse, Death, Murder, Child death, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, and War

Minor: Blood, Miscarriage, Abortion, Cursing, and Pregnancy

madanxiety's review against another edition

reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

The one that stood out to me the most was I think called backwards? It was about re-writing one's life. Audiobooks don't always have an accurate table of contents, particularly with poems, but I really appreciated the rhythm or sound of that poem. I also didn't realized until I got to it that Shire is the author of the poem Beyoncé referenced in her visual album, Lemonade. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Racism, War, and Xenophobia

Minor: Eating disorder

kirstym25's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death, Grief, Cancer, and War

faduma's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Classism, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Torture, Trafficking, Colonisation, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Racism, Rape, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, War, Body shaming, Child abuse, Gore, Grief, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Medical trauma

ekg's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual violence, and War

inamerata's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad

5.0

Absolutely stunning. The imagery, the word choice, the pacing, the emotions, the craft -- I lack the words to describe how good this is. This book deals in quite heavy topics, but if you are able, I definitely recommend it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, and Child abuse

Moderate: Violence, Racism, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Death, Grief, and War

Minor: Cancer, Cannibalism, Eating disorder, and Suicide

megan_bbender's review against another edition

challenging dark inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

Although I cannot relate first hand to some of the topics spoken about in this book, Warsan Shire has given me a new perspective and new knowledge about many different important issues.

I really enjoyed going through these poems. Every single one of them was thought-provoking. My personal favourite out of the poems in this book is Midnight In The Foreign Food Aisle. It is obvious that Warsan Shire writes from the heart. 

Many of these poems were so deep and held so much meaning that I didn't even have thoughts about them, I just sat with them after reading them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Blood, Death, and War

Moderate: Grief, Deportation, and Slavery

Minor: Cursing

venetiana's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Rape, Blood, Racism, Murder, Eating disorder, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Confinement, Cancer, Abortion, War, Child death, Violence, Vomit, Trafficking, Torture, Terminal illness, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Body shaming, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Fire/Fire injury, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Medical content, Mental illness, Infidelity, Grief, Domestic abuse, Deportation, Child abuse, and Abandonment

sharonus's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Blood, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Grief, Death, Physical abuse, Genocide, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Violence, and War

Minor: Suicide, Abortion, and Suicide attempt