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A review by reads2cope
Ugliness by Moshtari Hilal
5.0
Full review coming soon! First, thank you to New Vessel Press for sending an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
I need to take longer to really sit with this book because it’s left me with a lot to think about. Almost every woman could write a similar story, but few could write it with the artistry Hilal has. Even the shortest chapter and smallest poem brings the cutting pain of feeling Other and the acute worthlessness of ugliness, especially in pre-teen and teenage years. This book brought me flashbacks to conversations with the women in my life from childhood to the present.
The deep research tied in with powerful poems and striking visual prints and touching memoir sections made this like no other book I’ve read before.
Ugliness is available February 2, 2025.
I need to take longer to really sit with this book because it’s left me with a lot to think about. Almost every woman could write a similar story, but few could write it with the artistry Hilal has. Even the shortest chapter and smallest poem brings the cutting pain of feeling Other and the acute worthlessness of ugliness, especially in pre-teen and teenage years. This book brought me flashbacks to conversations with the women in my life from childhood to the present.
The deep research tied in with powerful poems and striking visual prints and touching memoir sections made this like no other book I’ve read before.
Ugliness is available February 2, 2025.