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violetbooklover's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
4.0
Beautiful writing as always. Very quick read and made me cry more than once ahh.
Graphic: Body shaming, Chronic illness, Confinement, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, and Sexual harassment
angelsowllibrarian's review
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
2.5
Thank you Netgalley for approving me to read for a review! I also won an audibook of this on StoryGraph shortly after being approved and listened while I read along. I enjoyed this more having the author reading it as intended than I would have reading it by itself, especially with the awkward digital formatting.
I was hoping that this poetry book with lead more with queerness and healing than ED and SH like the author's previous books. But, as the author wrote in the book, "I still don't know how to write about the things that didn't hurt." I understand that both ED and SH are things that linger, but I have finally gotten myself out of that mental space so reading this felt a bit like backsliding for me. Or like trying to be nostalgic about being sick again, if that makes sense.
I enjoyed the longer poems because they felt more substantial to me than the shorter ones did. I understand why there are more short, bite sized poems than there are long, deeper poems. Poetry like this is very personal and making yourself open and vulnerable for strangers to have pieces of. I just wish there was maybe a few more longer poems to think more deeply about. I enjoy the author's voice so I'm looking forward to the day when they're able to write about more than things that hurt.
I was hoping that this poetry book with lead more with queerness and healing than ED and SH like the author's previous books. But, as the author wrote in the book, "I still don't know how to write about the things that didn't hurt." I understand that both ED and SH are things that linger, but I have finally gotten myself out of that mental space so reading this felt a bit like backsliding for me. Or like trying to be nostalgic about being sick again, if that makes sense.
I enjoyed the longer poems because they felt more substantial to me than the shorter ones did. I understand why there are more short, bite sized poems than there are long, deeper poems. Poetry like this is very personal and making yourself open and vulnerable for strangers to have pieces of. I just wish there was maybe a few more longer poems to think more deeply about. I enjoy the author's voice so I'm looking forward to the day when they're able to write about more than things that hurt.
Moderate: Eating disorder, Homophobia, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Abortion, and Suicide attempt
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