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The Future by Neil Hilborn

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"there isn't a word that means goodbye and I'll miss you and please come back to me somehow and let me know when you get there?"

"but he was so sweet that now I wonder if intelligence has anything to do with leading a good life"

" 'goodbye' isn't a strong enough word, but 'fuck off forever' isn't always what I mean"

Just some of my favorite lines.

keeley's review

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emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

2.25

caffeineaddict980's review

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4.0

'Goodbye isn't a strong enough word, but fuck off forever isn't always what I mean.'

Another beautiful poem collection.

4 stars!

My personal favourites were:

How do you sleep with an IV in?
Revenge Sex
Revenge Sexy
Places to never return
Rust Belt
Lake
So Long
Against Hugs
For Henry, Who has just gone
Futility Machine
Move- In Day
Me, but happy

destinylmw's review

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4.0

mostly about love and mental illness. I think I didn't like "Get" some of them and I definitely think some would be better spoken aloud but I loved both of these collections.

beckyyreadss's review

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emotional funny reflective medium-paced

4.0

I wanted to read this book because I adored Neil’s first book and I wanted to read more poetry books this year. I enjoyed this book.

This book is the second collection of poems. This invites readers to find comfort in hard nights and better days. It is filled with nostalgia, love, heartbreak and the author’s signature examinations of mental health. This book helps explains what lives inside us, what we struggle to define. It has been written whilst Neil was on the road touring. This book has a rugged and genuine feeling.

During this book, I just want to be inside of his brain but also felt like he was in my brain. It is an easy read even though Neil talks about serious issues including mental health and grief. I feel like everyone should read this book, if people have mental health issues – they should read it, if someone has a loved one – they should read it. I loved the titles of the poems, and my favourite poem was The Future.

Our Numbered Days is still one of my personal favourites, but this is a very close second.

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georgia_reads24's review

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challenging dark funny reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

cvengeance's review

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4.0

Close to being a solid 4/5.
Neil Hilborn is fun to read, and this being National Poetry Month I really wanted to read more poetry. Some of the poems in here will definitely stick with me, some not so much. On that note, there is a lot of emotion that radiates through these lines. Depression, suicidal thoughts, death, punk, sex, and a pet mouse. If you're a fan of poetry and are familiar with Neil Hilborn I strongly suggest you give this one a read. You won't be disappointed!

samsambamalam's review

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4.0

Part IV was just fantastic but I didn't connect as much with the first few sections. Highlights for me were "Against Hugs" and "As Much Wind As Possible"

giulay's review against another edition

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2.0

Unpopular Opinion Time 🐸☕️

Ouch. This hurt to read and not in a good way.

This…was such a disappointment. After loving [b:Our Numbered Days|24471629|Our Numbered Days|Neil Hilborn|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1422384159s/24471629.jpg|44064660] I was expecting so much more from Hilborn’s new collection. And, alas, to say I was disappointed is to say the very least.

It felt like a joke. And it wasn’t even funny.

It was silly but not funny, edgy but not thought-provoking.
 It was, honestly, just simply empty words. And I’m not about that life, fam.