scrow1022's review
5.0
Oh, I love this collection. Language. Forms. Story, in individual poems and across the whole. Compelling, beautiful, impressed and grateful for it all.
lgschmidt's review
5.0
A must read! I was unable to go to a reading of this at The University if Mississippi, but I wish I could’ve heard his poems read in his voice. I had to read this slowly to absorb the meaning of each one. Highly recommend!
meaghanelizabook's review
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Police brutality
introyert's review
4.0
I had the pleasure & privilege of listening to Julian Randall recite poetry from this book at Twice Sold Tales in Farmington, Maine. Reading the rest of the book to myself felt disingenuous compared to the breadth he gives his poetry with his own voice. These are deeply personal poems told with rich verse and they pay homage to many figures (Obama, Frank Ocean, Donald Glover). The images used to accompany such sad material are visceral and compelling to read. I enjoyed this book and would recommend to anyone who is a fan of free verse, slam poetry, or who needs to get out of their comfort zone in subject, author, and narrative.
umusings's review against another edition
4.0
muscular graceful & beautiful. randall writes with careful cartography & a tender / honest rendering of the painful
imiji's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
i was counting and i cried four separate times while reading this book. this is one of those that just makes you breathe different.
karter's review against another edition
4.0
Some of these poems hit real hard and a lot of them have at least one or two lines that really get to you.
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