Scan barcode
readingwithcoffee's review
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
3.75
Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
arayo's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual assault, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, and Death of parent
astrangewind's review against another edition
dark
sad
fast-paced
2.0
I did not like this book.
The shorter poems were - at best - a slightly better version of something rupi kaur would have written; that is, they were entirely generic and lackluster. (Genuinely, kaur's popularity stupefies me.)
The longer poems were rambling messes of nonsense. Daley-Ward dealt with abstractions... in abstractions. In fact, the (very few) lines that contained concrete imagery are the reason I'm not giving this book a worse rating.
The book failed to hook me in. I do not think it is worth anyone's time.
The shorter poems were - at best - a slightly better version of something rupi kaur would have written; that is, they were entirely generic and lackluster. (Genuinely, kaur's popularity stupefies me.)
The longer poems were rambling messes of nonsense. Daley-Ward dealt with abstractions... in abstractions. In fact, the (very few) lines that contained concrete imagery are the reason I'm not giving this book a worse rating.
The book failed to hook me in. I do not think it is worth anyone's time.
Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Rape
Minor: Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent
shewantsthediction's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
3.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Minor: Homophobia, Racial slurs, and Suicidal thoughts
More...