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romeri's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
How does one even write a book like this, so haunting and beautiful, full of love and grief?
How does Maggie Nelson walk around with so much talent in her, without its sheer heaviness dragging her down?
How does Maggie Nelson walk around with so much talent in her, without its sheer heaviness dragging her down?
Mother, the Christian hypocrite
and I, of her blood. Under
her influence — how much am I —
and I love her — at least
if I can love at all
I do.
(68)
For a book about a rape-murder within the family, it is not as dense as I expected and surprisingly easy to get through. It is not conventional poetry, more like a story written in verse.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual violence, Grief, and Murder
readingtotravel's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Cursing and Blood
Minor: Gun violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail
lady_bountiful's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail