Reviews tagging 'Death'

Dear God. Dear Bones. Dear Yellow. by Noor Hindi

7 reviews

bashsbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

Dear God. Dear Bones. Dear Yellow. is such fantastic debut poetry book. The majority of the poems are well-crafted and precise, though I suspect Hindi will sharpen this skill as she progresses as a poet. There were a few poems with abstractions that were floating away with the poem's messages, but for most of them, they were dynamic and direct. Hindi is bold and unflinching - she doesn't have time for bullshit, which is a great trait for both a poet and a reporter.

As per usual, here is a list of my favorite poems from this collection: "In Which the White Woman on My Thesis Defense Asks Me about Witness," "Palestine," "Good Muslims Are All Around Us," "USCIS #1-#4" (these 4 poems were my favorite in the book; if I had to pick an ultimate favorite, it would be #2, Violation), "Virginity for Sale," and "Dangerous Business."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Bullying, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Toxic relationship

amberinpieces's review

reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Genocide, Sexism, and Blood

Minor: Alcohol

jayisreading's review

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

A provocative collection of poems that explores a number of topics, most of them focused on immigrant experiences, as well as life as a Palestinian American woman. Hindi does not pull any punches, using razor sharp words to critically engage with issues in the United States today in many of her poems.

With that said, I did feel that the collection was somewhat unbalanced. There were some standout poems that were exemplary, but then others were somewhat unmemorable. All-in-all, though, this is a great addition to Palestinian poetry, as well as an accessible one for poetry beginners.

Some favorites: “Thirst,” “Fuck Your Lecture on Craft, My People Are Dying,” “Palestine,” “Grief Symphony,” “A Quick Study of the Word Existence,” “A Home,” and “Ode”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Islamophobia, and Colonisation

Moderate: Genocide and Violence

alyssapusateri's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Misogyny, Xenophobia, Blood, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Minor: Police brutality and Alcohol

pand_books's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

 mini review:
- an amazing debut poetry collection
- Hindi touches on important topics concerning the Palestine genocide, immigration, the experience of being Palestinian-American, issues with journalism, voyeuristic literature, and much more
- this collection blends the personal with the universal, making this an impactful and emotional read
- the collection is cohesive, with each poem clearly connected to each other while each still being a wonderful poem on its own 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Genocide, and Violence

katharina90's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

5.0

A brilliant, powerful, moving collection. Too many favorites to list off.

"Yesterday a white guy tried
telling me what it's like to be a woman
of color, so I placed my hands
in his mouth and ruptured his vocal cords.
I am not a political person.
Let's talk about the moon.
It's so pretty tonight.
No. Fuck that. I am the moon."
From: All My Plants Are Dead

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Genocide, Racism, Sexism, and Colonisation

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Bullying, Drug abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Child death, Toxic relationship, and Deportation