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The Witch Doesn't Burn In This One by Amanda Lovelace

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jahalahkay's review against another edition

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dark emotional fast-paced

3.0

Amanda Lovelace explores the topics of feminism and resilience in this book of poetry. 
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I know so many people who loved this book and while I loved some of the poems, I also found it to be a bit repetitive. I also felt like a lot of the poems were more anti-men than pro-women which was disappointing because I was hoping the focus would be more on the magic women hold. I did love the poems that focused more on the power of women and how they can change the world! Definitely check the content warnings before reading as well 🫶🏻

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rafacolog's review against another edition

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emotional reflective fast-paced

3.0


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inkdrinkers's review against another edition

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dark emotional medium-paced

3.0

"gods, i hope i terrify you"

The second in Amanda Lovelace's "Women are some kind of magic" series tackles the idea of feminism and witch burnings, connecting it to the very real issues that women face daily. It's intercut with poems that portray the Salem witch trials.

Another reread/revist of Lovelace's second poetry collection. I remember really enjoying this on my first read, but the revisit, again, leaves a lot to be desired. I enjoy the anger and the imagery of a lot of these poems, but at the end of the day it doesn't spark the same kind of energy it did on my first read. My favorite poems are the ones that discussed assault/played with the imagery of women looking over their shoulders constantly.

I have the Target exclusive edition, which actually contains my favorite poem from the collection:

don't you see?

the men
won't
have to
burn us
if we
burn
each other
first.
- girl-on-girl hate

Again, there's nothing wrong with the formatting of Lovelace's poems, but I do find myself more drawn to prose-esque pieces that provide a lot more imagery and intensity, rather than the broken up style of others. I do wish there were more poems in this collection that tackle the ideas of womanhood/pitting women against each other (there are a few, which I enjoyed), but overall it's a very man-focused collection. This is another collection I'll be letting go from my physical shelf.

Content warnings: Domestic abuse, Rape, Misogyny, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Transphobia

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lizacorn's review against another edition

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dark emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0


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robinks's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

I enjoyed this volume more than the first. I really liked the mirrored poems and the imagery of fire throughout.

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boopointeshoes's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Wish I could give this book more than 5 stars!

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kdreidsbooks's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

If I didn't highlight at least 50% of this book I'll eat my goddamn hat. I want the entire manuscript tattooed on my body in scrawling prose so I can stay infused with this magic everyday. (I might settle for buying a copy to annotate, gifting this to every woman I meet, and tattooing the coven rules on my body instead.)

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kj468's review against another edition

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I borrowed this from the library because I follow the author on Instagram and quite like a lot of the poems she posts there (in 2022). However, the themes in this book were very different, ones I don’t relate to, and the overall message of the book seems to be “men bad, women victims”. While I’m a strong feminist and firmly believe that there are deeply rooted societal problems regarding the mentality that men at large are taught regarding women at large, this book was incredibly reductive and took the “all men” narrative too far. I wanted to finish this book but honestly it was too depressing and infuriating, and I just fundamentally didn’t agree with the viewpoint the book was taking, so reading the second half didn’t seem like a good use of my time. 

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lovelyreadsbooks6's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring fast-paced

3.0


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lnware2's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

3.5


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