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yellow_star's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
Overall this book is basically Angry Poems, and an aggressive theme. But most of it is fair. Like the line "poeming some men's hands off, they know what they did" (paraphrase not exact words) is aggressive but fair. There is a poem in the beginning about a whole group beating one kid up though so maybe don't have young kids read this.
There's also themes of racism, bigotry, etc. There are also the related slurs.
The nature poems are so fresh! I love the completely new to me imagery for nature.
The poverty poems are also completely relatable.
I'm not a huge fan of poems that jump all over the place like a lot of modern literary poetry does, but each poem is usually about some topic and mostly continues the same conversation. There's still a little bit of chaotic unrelated subject changes but very little.
There's also themes of racism, bigotry, etc. There are also the related slurs.
The nature poems are so fresh! I love the completely new to me imagery for nature.
The poverty poems are also completely relatable.
I'm not a huge fan of poems that jump all over the place like a lot of modern literary poetry does, but each poem is usually about some topic and mostly continues the same conversation. There's still a little bit of chaotic unrelated subject changes but very little.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying
Moderate: Body horror, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Murder, and Classism
Minor: Child death, Confinement, Death, and Slavery
cozylifewithabby's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
Smith has a way with words. I am glad that I listened to the audiobook as I got a lot more out of the poet performing his poems. They are full of allusions, current events, and personal stories and demonstrate the power of poetry. Language warning.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Racial slurs, Racism, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Gun violence, Sexual content, Suicide, and Dysphoria
invaderlinz's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Murder