Scan barcode
allisonreadsabook's review against another edition
emotional
funny
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
alyssa_olaf's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.75
lsparrow's review against another edition
2.0
I have to admit that I picked up this book of poetry because of the title - I mean who doesn't love Byeonce?
I found the style of poetyy did not connect with me - I am curious to read more of this poets work because of the subject matter and how she brings in current cultural issues and the imagery that she uses.
I found the style of poetyy did not connect with me - I am curious to read more of this poets work because of the subject matter and how she brings in current cultural issues and the imagery that she uses.
kayla_can_read's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Such a realized voice
sunflowerhexe's review against another edition
4.0
“her daughter learns about beauty discovers nothing surprising” took my breathe away. I’ve heard about the experiences of Black girlhood from friends and college roommates, but whew this hit me in the gut. Stunning work. I read this book, but I need to get the audio version, I believe these works would be all the more stunning in that form.
Favorites: Another Another Autumn in New York, Delicate and Jumpy, The Gospel of Jesus’s Wife, What Beyoncé Won’t Say on a Shrink’s Couch, Heaven Be a Xanax, and 99 Problems
Favorites: Another Another Autumn in New York, Delicate and Jumpy, The Gospel of Jesus’s Wife, What Beyoncé Won’t Say on a Shrink’s Couch, Heaven Be a Xanax, and 99 Problems
capy's review against another edition
3.25
We think we are owed.
Everything, but especially silence.
A secret is during commercials
I am living other lives, sautéing
green vegetables, imagining spring
breeze carry me through the apartment
like a branch, or a painter.
i feel like over a quarter of this collection went over my head but the poems i did connect with were very good, wish there was a deeper analysis somewhere! i love finishing a poetry book and feel like i just worked out
dreamgalaxies's review against another edition
5.0
I have a booktube channel now! Subscribe here.
A wonderful and dark meditation on black American womanhood, depression, life in late capitalism, pop culture layers...highly recommend. I read it twice, some poems 3 times.
A wonderful and dark meditation on black American womanhood, depression, life in late capitalism, pop culture layers...highly recommend. I read it twice, some poems 3 times.
aurea's review against another edition
book didn’t come in time to finish for class. should definitely pick up again at a later date