Calling a Wolf a Wolf by Kaveh Akbar

Calling a Wolf a Wolf

Kaveh Akbar

135 pages • first pub 2017 (view editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ poetry emotional reflective slow-paced
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This collection suits the reader who wants to inhabit the raw, hallucinatory interior of a mind wrestling itself into sobriety, where every image feels like a flare sent up from the wilderness between craving and clarity.

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This highly-anticipated debut boldly confronts addiction and courses the strenuous path of recovery, beginning in the wilds of the mind. Poems confront craving, control, the constant battle of alcoholism and sobriety, and the questioning of the se...

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4.29
based on 1,825 reviews

Moods

emotional: 84%

reflective: 83%

dark: 60%

challenging: 38%

sad: 28%

inspiring: 12%

hopeful: 11%

tense: 8%

mysterious: 6%

funny: 4%

adventurous: 2%

relaxing: 1%

Pace

22% of readers chose fast
41% of readers chose medium
35% of readers chose slow
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