A review by acmoellering
Give Me a God I Can Relate to by Blythe Baird

4.0

Has anyone ever, so concisely, described what it is to be a young woman who is queer, who has an eating disorder, who is learning how to feel, who has a complicated relationship with her mother? This is poetry that shies away from the contrived and stands boldly, with both feet planted, in the middle of honestly and bold self-exposure on the path to healing. This is poetry that helps others along a path that was not easy for the author to walk, but she is, at every turn, willing to share her pain and healing with others for their sake and hers. This book feels like community. It feels like hope and bitterness and self-love and forgiveness. It is a book that grows with you, and aches with you. It is a masterful debut.