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lasvers's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
tense
5.0
annagoldberg's review against another edition
4.0
A solid poetry collection that combines unpacking whiteness and celebrating queer genders and sexualities. She writes about decolonizing the body and language. Some of the more experimental stuff went over my head, but that’s why we reread!
pantehnreads's review against another edition
4.0
A great collection of poetry about brownness, anti-blackness, queerness, being trans and brown and white privilege and supremacy. Vivek Shraya has a unique approach to how she forms her poems, it is at first odd then lovely. I really enjoyed most of the poems but my fave part had to have been "how to talk to white people". Really liked it.
bushraboblai's review against another edition
5.0
I'm so grateful that this book exists. More people should be reading this.
undermeyou's review against another edition
4.0
I was slightly disappointed with this book. I’m not big on found poetry, and there was quite a few of those in here. I loved the message of this book. I just wish there were more words, more message.
nuhafariha's review against another edition
3.0
At times, this book of poems is interesting, like when Shraya describes the dialougue during a pride parade when an indigenous protestor interrupts the celebration to discuss the issue of trans folk in detention centers being abused. At the same time, other poems seem almost glib and aloof, like the one directed toward Miley Cyrus and Nicki Minaj.
nicpea's review against another edition
3.0
A book not written for white people, but the message inside is important to read.