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52 reviews
Lying Travel Notes from the Desert by Jennifer MacBain-Stephens
adventurous
inspiring
fast-paced
4.0
Super cool little chapbook by Ethel Zine!!!
How to Get Into the Twin Palms by Karolina Waclawiak
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
This book would make a better film. Great writing, though I didn’t like the story.
St. Marks Is Dead: The Many Lives of America's Hippest Street by Ada Calhoun
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
5.0
I am so sad I finished this book. I want to start it over again immediately. I never wanted it to end. Calhoun had me hooked from the dedication page. Absolutely in love with and obsessed with this book, and I cannot even begin to think about how long this must have taken to put together.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Colonisation, Death, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, and Police brutality
Punks: New & Selected Poems by John Keene
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
fast-paced
4.5
Honestly fantastic. A perfect poetry collection. Keene writes with genius. It was a true honor to hear him read.
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
adventurous
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Definitely not the best Toni Morrison book, but definitely an impressive debut.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Sexual violence
Bright Dead Things: Poems by Ada Limón
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
First Ada Limón book I’ve read and was very surprised, though maybe I shouldn’t have been. All I’ll say is not it’s full of undermines and dog-eared corners.