Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Homie by Danez Smith

21 reviews

winter_b's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad

Another beautiful collection by Danez Smith reflecting on love, loss, friendship and (chosen) family.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Suicide

the_readingraven's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

I think many people should read this very touching piece of literature. Danez writes in such an honest, loving, raw type of way. This collection of poetry is for his friends and those he holds dear. If you are queer and Black, I highly recommend it. Even though I am not the target audience for this collection, many of these pieces come from the Black experience, I still love it and care for it all the same. 

Along with the deep meaning, I loved the creativity that came with the formatting of several of these poems. It's not only a literary sense you're gathering but a visual one as well. My favorite line is from 'Acknowledgments':  “& how many times have you loved me without my asking? how often have I loved a thing because you loved it? including me.”

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

meaghanelizabook's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Terminal illness

finnthehuman217's review

adventurous emotional funny reflective fast-paced

5.0

This collection is so beautiful and Smith has such a beautiful unique voice and the way they deliver the lines of poetry is so amazing! I highly recommend listening to it if you have the chance bc these poems are so well done! 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Homophobia and Suicidal thoughts

readswithcocktails's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

readingtotravel's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective

4.5

Beautiful collection. Every poem is warm and inviting and handled with grace -- whether the topic was friendship, loss, Grief, racism, anger, queerness, etc. 

This was my first Danez Smith collection. I'm looking forward to reading more of their work. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Blood

fieldofhats's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.75

This was not an easy book to finish. It’s less than 100 pages, but it is extremely heavy. Danez Smith is a master poet who knows how to weave humor and dark topics together beautifully, but the heaviness often outweighs the humor in this one. This collection is poignant and relevant, but not wholly enjoyable. That’s not to say this is a bad collection by any means whatsoever — it was just hard to get through. Be thoroughly aware of the trigger warnings for this book before reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Sexual content, and Grief

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, and Classism

astralfeline's review

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content

Moderate: Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Violence, Excrement, and Outing

asolis's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

becksusername's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Homophobia, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, and Grief