Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

Black Girl, Call Home by Jasmine Mans

29 reviews

nanduh's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Police brutality, and Rape

Moderate: Lesbophobia and Homophobia

Minor: Death

staronsaturn's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

3.75

very informative and reflective on my personal life. the part that stood out most was def the "Bodies Lost in History" abt women being non-consensually used for medical practice and abt forgotten/unknown women:(( i liked the mentions of growing up in blackgirlhood tho, very nostaligic. idk overall a very fine book, i learned, i teared up, i smiled, i empathized, i sighed. id reread a few of the poems if i got the chance i think. jasmine's a great writer and knows how to grab your attention with descriptive storytelling and rlly knows how to set a scene which i appreciate. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Sexual content, Slavery, Racism, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Police brutality and Violence

Minor: Homophobia and Lesbophobia

moriahleigh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Homophobia, Mental illness, Violence, Hate crime, Sexual violence, Grief, Lesbophobia, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Gun violence, Murder, and Rape

Minor: Self harm

bladebailey's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

5.0

Jasmine Mans' poetry collection, titled Black Girl, Call Home, meditates on the themes of Black identity, womanhood and feminism, intersectionalism, homosexuality, rape, institutionalized violence, and much more. Suitable for adult readers of any level of familiarity to poetry, Mans' writing style is blunt and meaningful without overly obscuring the punchline. I personally endorse listening to Black Girl, Call Home as an audiobook (narrated by the author herself), because poetry is a living breathing art form and should be consumed as such. As someone who typically struggles with poetry, I genuinely enjoyed every piece within Mans' beloved and utterly necessary collection.

My favorite poems from the collection:
—Momma Said Dyke at the Kitchen Table
—1,000 Questions on Gender Roles for a Lesbian
—Whitney: Fairy Godmother, Whitney: 'Boy, Can That Girl Sang', Whitney: Gone, Whitney: Hologram 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Police brutality, Homophobia, and Racism

thehomiemona's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Homophobia, Police brutality, and Rape

greenan26's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Racism, and Homophobia

sup3r_xn0va_maya's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

5.0

This was a quick listen that I plan to go back and listen to this audiobook again. I really enjoyed the poems in this book, they were so moving and they perfectly depicted life as a Black queer femme in the US. Some of them were hard to get through,

the one about Sandra Bland made me tear up, the one about the mentally ill victims of force sterilizations made me cry.

Actually, a lot of the poems on this book left me feeling sensitive and vulnerable. 

Overall I'm going to give this 5 out of 5 stars 
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Hate crime, Violence, Sexual violence, Murder, Racism, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Biphobia, Police brutality, Death, Homophobia, and Transphobia

ashlightgrayson's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This was a motivating, impactful, and (for me) relatable poetry anthology. I heard it narrated in audiobook format by the author and I think it is probably the best way to consume this. You feel the pain, suffering, and joy of the narrative voice for each poem. Hearing it feels like seeing the world through the eyes and experiences of black/queer individuals whose stories deserve to take up space and be heard. I'm hoping to find more poetry collections like this. It has been quite some time since I've sat down with something like this that I did not want to put down.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Homophobia, Cursing, and Slavery

Moderate: Mental illness, Eating disorder, Drug use, Drug abuse, Transphobia, Biphobia, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Gun violence, Death, Suicide, Self harm, Fatphobia, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Religious bigotry, Hate crime, and Body shaming

brandiereadsbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Murder, Slavery, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

dananana's review against another edition

emotional reflective

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Police brutality, Rape, and Racism

Minor: Self harm