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beckyyreadss's review
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Addiction, and Mental illness
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
Minor: Grief
astrangewind's review
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
4.0
I have watched a lot of videos of Neil Hilborn performing his poetry. I was pretty nervous to read this book; I was worried his poetry wouldn't translate well to the page. Surprisingly, it does, but I still had his voice in my head dictating the poems to me.
This book is humorous and at times intense, touching on topics such as mental illness with a surprising lightheartedness. This is what it's like to be mentally ill.
This book is humorous and at times intense, touching on topics such as mental illness with a surprising lightheartedness. This is what it's like to be mentally ill.
Content Warnings
Minor: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, and Suicide
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