Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Poyums by Len Pennie

5 reviews

nixieba25f's review

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Sexism, Death, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Cursing, Sexual content, Transphobia, and Bullying

kwthor's review against another edition

challenging inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism and Cursing

scruffie's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Stalking

cclift1114's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

Len Pennie, I hope that I cried more in reading this than you did in writing it, because I feel like I cried enough. 

This collection of poems is beautiful and I really don’t think I can capture in a review my feelings. All I can do is recommend it, especially to those who are women, to those who are feminists, to those who struggle with mental health, to those who are survivors of domestic violence. If you fall within any of those categories, you will surely find plenty of poems that resonate with you within this book. 

As Pennie points out, the poems are clearly motivated by spite, but what I most appreciate are the notes of hope and strength that these poems typically end on. 

I loved how Pennie incorporates the Scots language into the poems, especially because she is so skillful with it. It is still widely comprehensible to an English-speaking reader because of how repetitive she is with the language across the poems so you get to recognize the meaning across multiple contexts. It’s almost like she’s a linguist and knows what she’s doing with it (wink, wink). 

For those that still might be hesitant because of the Scots, I’d recommend reading the poems out loud. Or better yet, do what I did halfway through the book and read the physical book while you listen along with the audiobook. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Mental illness

stitchbooks22's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Mental illness, and Misogyny

Moderate: Homophobia