Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

If They Come for Us by Fatimah Asghar

4 reviews

katharina90's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

5.0

A powerful, reflective collection with stunning cover art. Strong poems and playful formats. 

Favorites included:
-Partition (esp. the first one)
-When the Orders Came
-From
-Microaggression Bingo
-If They Come For Us

"I think I believe in freedom, I just don't know where it is."
-How We Left: Film Treatment

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Colonisation, Death of parent, Islamophobia, Racism, Rape, Domestic abuse, Violence, and War

bibliorama's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

How do you review a poem or a book of poems? I have no idea.

I don't read enough poetry to feel like I could give a decent review, so take my star rating with a grain of salt.

I liked many of the poems in this collection. The standouts to me were "Kal" "Partition, 1945: my grandfather steps off a train in Jammu & Kashmir" "How we left: Film Treatment" and "Other Body"

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Murder, Xenophobia, Blood, Bullying, Racism, Sexual content, War, Body shaming, Child death, Hate crime, and Islamophobia

counterfeitnickel's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

A deeply personal and emotionally impactful work. Displays in uncomfortable detail the impact of inter generational trauma.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Genocide, Death of parent, Sexism, Sexual assault, War, Xenophobia, Violence, Islamophobia, Grief, Domestic abuse, Cultural appropriation, and Colonisation

cantfindmybookmark's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Misogyny, Racism, Cultural appropriation, Genocide, War, Colonisation, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Sexual assault