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I Hope This Finds You Well by Kate Baer

9 reviews

that_glitter_chick_'s review against another edition

5.0

This book is beautiful! Her black out poetry has made me look at everything through a poetic lense! Taking negative words and flipping them into positivity is so powerful! This is something I will go back to over and over! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia and Misogyny

Minor: Sexual harassment

savvyrosereads's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

4.5

Kate’s poetry is so smart and I love the concept of erasure poetry, which is executed so well here.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Transphobia, Racism, and Body shaming

amberlfaris's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia and Misogyny

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Body shaming, and Transphobia

leannanecdote's review against another edition

inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcohol, Bullying, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Sexism, Transphobia, Violence, and Body shaming

melodyseestrees's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense fast-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Sexism, and Misogyny

Moderate: Racism, Sexual harassment, and Fatphobia

Minor: Eating disorder and Sexual assault

joey_schafer's review

emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Homophobia, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Sexual harassment, and Misogyny

jessthanthree's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring fast-paced

• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia, Sexism, Body shaming, and Misogyny

jazzlioness's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Racism, and Fatphobia

skudiklier's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

I love Kate Baer's poetry, including her erasure poems, so I was really excited to be able to read this. I read it all in one sitting, and my only complaint is that I wish it were longer!

I Hope This Finds You Well is made up of erasure poems Baer wrote using comments, messages, and quotes from people like Donald Trump and AOC. The comments and messages written to Baer range from harassment to heartfelt thanks, and Baer makes beautiful poetry and powerful statements out of all of them. I'm so impressed with the way she can see turns of phrase in hateful messages, and the way she can pull out the core of a statement in such a concise way.

I'd recommend this book to anyone who likes poetry, has been on the receiving end of rude messages from strangers, or is interested to know what it's like being a woman on the internet (though of course, as Baer notes, she's white and cis and thus doesn't experience the worse levels of harassment trans and POC folks do).

Thank you to Netgalley and Harper Perennial for the chance to review this ARC. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: Bullying, Fatphobia, Religious bigotry, and Transphobia

Minor: Eating disorder