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kenzieinabox's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
atayoshapedspace's review against another edition
4.0
maybe i’m not smart enough to fully understand this, but it is art! like genius level art!
merenr's review against another edition
DNF because I am not smart enough yet for this book.
kegunther's review against another edition
5.0
This might be the most ambitious poem-project I've ever heard of and/or read, and it totally works. Also, I read this right around the first time I went to Vegas, so it all made perfect sense.
kxiong5's review against another edition
5.0
Super inventive; incredibly playful with use of language. Should reread.
nuhafariha's review against another edition
5.0
Hong's poetry tests the boundaries of English, of poetry itself when she plays with this pidgin English. In the tension between the Historian and the Guide she teases us, asking us to think critically about what is kept and what is left behind in history, the lives that are extinguished between history's paper-thin pages.
2000s's review against another edition
3.25
Loved the concept of this but I didn’t feel invested otherwise.
encyclopedia's review
Hmm! I don't know if I didn't fully get it, or if what I got was all there was to get. Might reread sometime
robinks's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
This story has such a cool concept, and the execution was surprisingly not too difficult to comprehend. It was also the perfect length - I think I would’ve lost interest if it was any longer.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Police brutality