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Calling a Wolf a Wolf by Kaveh Akbar

4.29 AVERAGE

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marginaliant's review against another edition

5.0
Incredible the entire way through.
Favorite poems: Soot, Wild Pear Tree, Drinkaware Self Report, Calling a Wolf a Wolf (Inpatient), Desunt Nonnulla, Wake Me Up When It's My Birthday, What Seems Like Joy, Against Hell, Unburnable The Cold Is Flooding Our Lives, An Apology, God.
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nairijan's review against another edition

4.25
emotional reflective medium-paced
An incredibly strong debut collection from Akbar, Calling a Wolf a Wolf is lacerating in its hungry demands of the reader as a witness yet incredibly beautiful and generous in what it ultimately gives. This speaks to how masterfully Akbar constructs his poems, in that there is something incredibly existential in this collection about addiction. A treat to read. 

aurqra's review against another edition

4.0
4,5/5
Beautifully written.
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hanhantap's review against another edition

4.0
emotional reflective fast-paced
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marisatn's review against another edition

4.0
challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced
This collection will absolutely be revisited in 2025, along with @kavehakbar.kavehakbar ‘s novel Martyr! which is definitely in my top 5 favorite books of the year and likely my #1. I wish I had something eloquent to say about this collection, but it’s late and all I can come up with is this collection is not easy to get through, but it’s full of sparkling gems that took me by surprise.
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hopekelham's review against another edition

5.0
emotional reflective
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wenruxians's review against another edition

4.0
4.25
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invaderlinz's review against another edition

5.0
dark emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced
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oeildetigre's review against another edition

4.0
dark emotional reflective medium-paced

mariel_fechik's review against another edition

4.0
Kaveh's language is so very beautiful. My favorite Kaveh is when he's at his most concrete - at times, I feel like some of these poems are nebulous to the point of opaqueness, but when he's at his best, he creates the most beautifully vivid scenes. I am always drawn to his use of jewels and gemstones, and his writing is so sensory as well.