Scan barcode
katharina90's review against another edition
5.0
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
Moderate: Sexism, Colonisation, Death of parent, Islamophobia, Racism, Rape, Domestic abuse, Violence, and War
bookishmillennial's review against another edition
An absolutely stunning collection of poetry that was haunting, devastating, and powerful. Asghar’s creativity shines in the way they experiment with formats, such as crosswords, fill-in-the-blank, and more (typically) playful concepts yet presenting such grim and upsetting material. Asghar provides the historical context which is woven into many of the poems: the Indian/Pakistani Partition, which is another example of Great Britain fucking shit up for everyone.
I highly recommend this, and want my own physical copy now 💟
Moderate: Racism, Sexism, Misogyny, Islamophobia, Genocide, Sexual violence, War, Xenophobia, and Body shaming
pabi's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Genocide, Toxic friendship, War, Grief, and Racism
yinflower's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Islamophobia, Racism, Xenophobia, Violence, Death of parent, and War
bibliorama's review against another edition
4.0
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"
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
lingfish7's review against another edition
4.0
Minor: Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Violence, War, and Xenophobia
seawarrior's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Racism, and Islamophobia
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Death of parent
the_vegan_bookworm's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Islamophobia, and Racism
Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual violence
doomluz's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Islamophobia, Racism, Colonisation, Death, War, Bullying, Body shaming, and Grief
Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Rape, and Sexual assault
Minor: Death of parent
juliaisnotalright's review against another edition
3.75
Nevertheless I still learned a lot about the Partition of India and all the struggles Someone had to go through. It was emotional and I now I know some more traditions and terms.
But I didn’t vibe with the poetry. It was okay but not breathtaking.
And as previously said I feel bad for rating this book because I feel like I’m rating the life of the author.
All these poems felt so personal and vulnerable.
Moderate: Bullying, Racism, Violence, and Sexual violence