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

3 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

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

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