Reviews

A Place Called No Homeland by Kai Cheng Thom

sparkdust's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.0

moolissabarney's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

kierli's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

3.5

Form, content, voice all fluxuate between being My Shit and Not For Me. 

solly's review against another edition

4.0

3.5 stars

navgarcha's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

sabsabal's review

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

4.0

kdburton's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

4.25

Important and beautiful and dark and biting and tender. 

I love the serendipity of the next of four library books I picked up with this one being anchored in a poem and in the acknowledgments.

—library book  

bedroominarles's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

thewordsdevourer's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

3.5

a place called no homeland is a solid collection of poetry, and - as always - sublimely, tenderly written by kai cheng thom. the poems delve into trans identity, diasporic cultural ties, relation to whiteness, self-love, some so aching while others insightful and technically impressive.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Transphobia

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual content

Minor: Self harm and Suicidal thoughts

elliottjunkyard's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, and Toxic friendship