Reviews

even this page is white by Vivek Shraya

rugiliezas's review

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.5

lilly71490's review against another edition

dark emotional relaxing slow-paced

2.75

mariaadey's review against another edition

challenging reflective medium-paced

4.5

kstookley's review against another edition

4.0

This is the least noteworthy thing about this book, but this is the first poetry collection that I felt like hit immediately.

hereisenough's review against another edition

5.0

So so good. A book of poetry, thoughts, and interviews on race. It's small and full of white space, but it is saturated and full. A must read, really.

caramels's review against another edition

4.0

“freedom: the ability to name something bad about yourself
outside yourself
dark

dark past dark secret dark tale dark truth
naming something
dark

affirms what remains of you is light is right is free what happens
when they mark the entirety of you as
dark

that is how they named me there can be no light
for me even when my
dark

body stands naked beneath the midday sun no way to right me no
redemption
no freedom i cannot leave this
darkness

behind like the past hide
it like a secret
darkness

is my tale my truth and this truth of me is always here and so i’m always
the bad about you
outside of you.”

sheabuckley's review against another edition

5.0

Fuck. Yes.

I cannot adequately describe or even respond to the importance and beauty and truth of this collection.

tini_turtle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective fast-paced

5.0

Vivek Shraya is a genius. That is all.

leavingsealevel's review against another edition

4.0

My fellow white people, I think we should all read this book. [I actually think everyone should read it, but I will recommend only from my own perspective]

bookwrm526's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad