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A review by ninetalevixen
This Is How You Survive by Lana Rafaela Cindric
5.0
i like to begin the new year by rereading a top favorite, so 2020 is off to a good start.
this is still one of my favorite poetry collections; it soothes my hurt and nurtures my spark. the poems span the spectrum from a raging forest fire to cold coffee, galaxies being born to scraped knuckles to love notes scribbled on old receipts. it pays tribute to the love and the hate, the fury and the joy, those diametrically opposed yet wholly codependent facets of the human existence.
these poems feel like coming home.
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[2018 review]
Incredible. Every poem shines, vivid and relatable and inspirational. Lana has a wonderful writing voice and wields it expertly, a force of chaos and persistence and humanly flawed life. (Also, shoutout to Bethany — the book cover is gorgeous, perfectly fitting for its lovely contents.)
this is still one of my favorite poetry collections; it soothes my hurt and nurtures my spark. the poems span the spectrum from a raging forest fire to cold coffee, galaxies being born to scraped knuckles to love notes scribbled on old receipts. it pays tribute to the love and the hate, the fury and the joy, those diametrically opposed yet wholly codependent facets of the human existence.
these poems feel like coming home.
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[2018 review]
Incredible. Every poem shines, vivid and relatable and inspirational. Lana has a wonderful writing voice and wields it expertly, a force of chaos and persistence and humanly flawed life. (Also, shoutout to Bethany — the book cover is gorgeous, perfectly fitting for its lovely contents.)