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could connect to this a lot
the style worked for the format and themes very well, all words were purposeful and written so well
ancestors... connection,,,

achilleanshelves's review against another edition

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5.0

CW: Sexual assault, racism, transphobia, homophobia

This poetry collection was one of my absolute favourites. It was so unrelenting and unforgiving. It was loud and poignant and exactly what the world needs right now. Kai Cheng Thom discusses what it means to be trans queer and Asian in a world that is so discriminatory. She explores race, gender and sexuality in a way that is powerful and beautiful all at once. I highly recommend this.

bibliophagy's review against another edition

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4.0

one i will come back to over and over. beautifully written. i learned so much about style and rhythm and feeling and healing from my first read. grateful for this offering.

keairarose's review against another edition

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5.0

a collection of poems that will make you angry/sad/hopeful/confused/sad on every entry

poetry is something I want to get into this year and I found this for the diverse baseline challenge - I’m so glad I did

gigireadswithkiki's review against another edition

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dark reflective sad medium-paced

1.0

There’s just something so surface level in the way QTBIPOC poetry books reflect on the same 3 topics of identity, relation to whiteness, and internalized rejection of queer identity. I wanted more from this poetry collection but unfortunately it just felt so bland and boring for me, perhaps I’ve become too accustomed to the beautifully melancholic lyricism of Ocean Vuong but this was…kinda bad.

mothgender's review against another edition

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challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

queer poetry just hits different

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