Tonguebreaker by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

148 pages first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ poetry emotional reflective medium-paced
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In their fourth collection of poetry, Lambda Literary Award-winning poet and writer Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha continues her excavation of working-class queer brown femme survivorhood and desire. Tonguebreaker is about surviving the unsurviv...

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Community Reviews Summary of 95 reviews

Moods

emotional 87%
reflective 81%
hopeful 56%
challenging 50%
inspiring 25%
sad 18%
informative 12%
adventurous 6%
dark 6%
funny 6%

Pace

medium 84%
fast 15%

Plot- or character-driven?

N/A: 71% | Character: 28%

Strong character development?

N/A: 75% | It's complicated: 12% | Yes: 12%

Loveable characters?

N/A: 71% | Yes: 28%

Diverse cast of characters?

N/A: 62% | Yes: 37%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

N/A: 71% | Yes: 28%

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