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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.
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
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
lilawsahar's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Buy it! Read it! If you’re white, use it to develop some empathy! I’m white and my heart grew ten times the size. Off to go buy their other poetry collectives.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, and Grief
Minor: Gun violence, Homophobia, Sexual content, Suicide, Transphobia, Blood, Police brutality, and Classism