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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
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexism, Colonisation, Death of parent, Islamophobia, Racism, Rape, Domestic abuse, Violence, and War
heatherinthenether's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.0
This book of poetry is an emotional deep dive into complex and unimaginable aspects of the human spirit in the face of cruelty.
hanzy's review against another edition
2.0
Perhaps I’d have liked it better if I could connect with the themes presented… not my cup of tea, unfortunately
the_readingraven's review against another edition
challenging
dark
funny
sad
fast-paced
5.0
Damn, I wish I would have read this a lot sooner. This collection explores so many facets of the Pakistani Muslim American experience.
dianacoronado's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
I love queer poetry
nhazra1's review against another edition
5.0
it's always hard for me to talk about why i liked or did not like a collection of poetry (closest thing i can imagine that feels remotely similar is like trying to pinch water) - i just know that i loved this collection with parts of me that i don't think i've brought out into the light in a long long time.
the way this collection addresses grief, violence, brownhood, identity, and everything else felt like i was seeing something amazing for the very first time. some poems read like a stroll that crashes to a halt, where i was following and then suddenly not just following but in it, part of it, from it. i have a habit of, when something hits me in the chest and makes me feel raw and gaping open, to write "oh." in the margin next to it. so many oh.'s throughout the pages, so many oh.'s now as i sit here and think about this. Oh. oh.
favorites from this collection: kal, portrait of my father, alive, lullaby (for khudejha), and - and of course, the titular if they come for us
the way this collection addresses grief, violence, brownhood, identity, and everything else felt like i was seeing something amazing for the very first time. some poems read like a stroll that crashes to a halt, where i was following and then suddenly not just following but in it, part of it, from it. i have a habit of, when something hits me in the chest and makes me feel raw and gaping open, to write "oh." in the margin next to it. so many oh.'s throughout the pages, so many oh.'s now as i sit here and think about this. Oh. oh.
favorites from this collection: kal, portrait of my father, alive, lullaby (for khudejha), and - and of course, the titular if they come for us
jess_mango's review against another edition
4.0
a very readable poetry collection even if you aren't a poetry person.
dinasamimi's review against another edition
5.0
Really beautiful collection that resonated with me deeply. So many layers of brown girlhood and the history/legacies of Partition. Audio is great and read by the author.
dabirareadsjustenough's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Read Fatimah Asghar. The things she writes are so important to me