Reviews

Blackish by Tyrone Lewis

beehartyeah's review

4.0

The cover alone gets 5 stars! But seriously this book is an amazing blend of pop culture, identity and black experience. Recommend to everyone!

will_cat_books's review

emotional funny reflective fast-paced

5.0

softgalaxy's review

dark emotional funny lighthearted sad tense fast-paced

4.0

I really enjoyed this collection. I often struggle with pop culture references in books as sometimes it is cringey but this didn’t feel cringey at all. Media is how we identify ourselves from an early age, whether it is a TV show, music, or books, and Blackish really focuses on that. 

I would love to hear these poems live one day.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Hate crime, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Murder, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and War

Minor: Slavery

liajfoster's review

informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

kukadoodles's review

5.0

Absolute stunning debut work from one of the best performing poets in London. It’s intimate, it aches, it punches through the page.

Keep an eye on Tyrone - we’re just at his origin story in this saga.