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Anodyne by Khadijah Queen

ekg's review against another edition

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hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
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3.5

lareinadehades's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

archiebb's review against another edition

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i just couldn’t get into the style 

itsyourpaldave's review against another edition

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challenging reflective slow-paced
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3.25

lsparrow's review against another edition

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4.0

the flow of the words, the beat and timing and how she captures experience are what i love about this poet

rquickly's review against another edition

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4.0

What a lovely poetry collection. An incredibly dense one at that, but I absolutely adored the opening poem and the sense of thematic work it does for the rest of the book. A collection that begs the question of what does loss truly look like? It's a tough question, it really is. But in all of my experiences, it is a loss that intrinsically comes with the feelings we desire most: joy, love, and passion. Every moment of our days is filled with this sense of what we would like to have something we will inevitably lose. Creating a book that soothes rather than harms, despite its dark subject matter is truly a triumph. I can imagine myself reaching for it again and again.

Favorite poems: The Rule of Opulence, Dementia Is One Way to Say Fatal Brain Failure, In the Event of the Apocalypse, Be Prepared to Die

nuhafariha's review against another edition

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4.0

Thank you to Tin House and NetGalley for the Advanced Reader's Copy!

Available Aug 18 2020

From the talented Khadijah Queen comes another sharply observed, generous and deeply heartfelt inventory of the soul. Ranging from love poems to mental health to politics of NJ Transit, Queen has a way of transforming the ordinary into light and dark, creating quiet spaces of reflection in an often too loud world. I can't do her work any justice other than to say that it acts as an anodyne, or painkiller, for the soul.

hrbumga's review against another edition

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5.0

This was the first of Khadijah Queen's collections I'd read, who I've wanted to read for a while. It definitely did not disappoint! Highly poignant with imagery that just draws you in, this collection was wonderful. I look forward to reading more of Queen's works in the future.

aicher's review against another edition

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5.0

This was the first of Khadijah Queen's collections I'd read, who I've wanted to read for a while. It definitely did not disappoint! Highly poignant with imagery that just draws you in, this collection was wonderful. I look forward to reading more of Queen's works in the future.

jessicaseptember's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced
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4.0