yusraakbari's review against another edition
3.0
Mixed feelings. Really loved some parts and then there were some that made me rethink my decision to read this book. However, these are my favvvv lines from the entire book:
If a partway bomb; if a half-paused hell;
if a killing, failed, can feed;
if a death sentence, incomplete;
if a horror, flopped; if extinction unlocks its jaw; if what doesn’t kill you makes you; if almost;
if never; if the friction of did not succeed; if someone harnessed annihilation in service of a stew; if someone me-like can see disaster’s refuse and think, dinner; if they can gather reeds and soften them with the genius of unconsummated doom;
if I can almost love the bomb that didn’t burst; then, if a war didn’t end;
if the war that didn’t end helps me eat; if my swelling ends no hunger but my own; if my hunger ends not a thing;
- The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On.
If a partway bomb; if a half-paused hell;
if a killing, failed, can feed;
if a death sentence, incomplete;
if a horror, flopped; if extinction unlocks its jaw; if what doesn’t kill you makes you; if almost;
if never; if the friction of did not succeed; if someone harnessed annihilation in service of a stew; if someone me-like can see disaster’s refuse and think, dinner; if they can gather reeds and soften them with the genius of unconsummated doom;
if I can almost love the bomb that didn’t burst; then, if a war didn’t end;
if the war that didn’t end helps me eat; if my swelling ends no hunger but my own; if my hunger ends not a thing;
- The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On.
scrow1022's review against another edition
5.0
Another beautiful collection written from grief and apocalypse, figuring out a way to name and keep going.
kellyannforever's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
lowbrowhighart's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.5
dorab76's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
"Lord I confess I want the clarity of catastrophe but not the catastrophe. Like everyone else I want the storm I can dance in.I want an excuse to change my life."
pabi's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Deportation, Racism, War, Colonisation, Death, Police brutality, Classism, Genocide, Grief, and Gun violence
Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts
megancrayne's review against another edition
challenging
dark
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
4.5
vicky523's review against another edition
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0