cgcpoems's review against another edition
dark
funny
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
One of the best collections I’ve read in a while. I love how Choi was able to stick so closely to a theme without letting it negatively impact the individual poems. Stunning work, and I’m excited to read more from her in the future.
annabel_182's review against another edition
5.0
so beautiful?????????? like glitch feminism by legacy russell but in poetry form (sort of, but close enough lol)
i was hooked as soon as i saw that there was a glossary of terms at the beginning. i loooooovvveeee that kind of stuff
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here are some of my favorite lines:
“Even blood, when it comes down to it, is only a series of rules” - A Brief History of Cyborgs
“I my eyes, slope of women when abolition her throat bukkake down my cock, retains its symbol. LOL!” - The Cyborg Wants to Make Sure She Heard You Right
“i am no insect, only an ache on loop in the window.” - & O Brught Star of Disaster, I Have Been Lit
“i’m trying to remember what brought me here ; cast my barcode to the satellites ; send my blood to sea ; but it just washes back ; back” - The Cyborg Meets the Drone at a Family Reunion and Fails to Make Small Talk
“right angle ; right output ; how does it feel to work ; so we’ll ; family of my family of my family ; sister insider ; i tried to rappel from ; your engine ; repel your lineage ; but what about my thumbs my thumbs ; your face : a terrible room ; say i didn’t make ; you say ; they didn’t pull you from my rib” - The Cyborg Meets the Drone at a Family Reunion and Fails to Make Small Talk
“The cops are thinking cop thoughts. They move. With a wall inside them. Answering machines answering. The window rattles and I fall to my real knees. If I hoist my friends up so they can be seen (by whom). If I say they are beautiful if I compare if the sun. Touches the glass and I feel it.” - You’re So Paranoid
“These salt-logged gifts, they promise me I’m real. My body is its image, here. My image, just an always-dying thing, asking its own disgusting question. Yes, I do have bones.” - Chatroulette
“What is it about this planet that keeps you running back?” - Turning Test_Weight
“Sure. You can have these worlds. You can warm them in your hands at night.” - Introduction to Quantum Theory
“communicable disease / predatory, grass seed / about 500 species” - Kyoko’s Language Files Are Recovered Following Extensive Damage to Her CPU
i was hooked as soon as i saw that there was a glossary of terms at the beginning. i loooooovvveeee that kind of stuff
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here are some of my favorite lines:
“Even blood, when it comes down to it, is only a series of rules” - A Brief History of Cyborgs
“I my eyes, slope of women when abolition her throat bukkake down my cock, retains its symbol. LOL!” - The Cyborg Wants to Make Sure She Heard You Right
“i am no insect, only an ache on loop in the window.” - & O Brught Star of Disaster, I Have Been Lit
“i’m trying to remember what brought me here ; cast my barcode to the satellites ; send my blood to sea ; but it just washes back ; back” - The Cyborg Meets the Drone at a Family Reunion and Fails to Make Small Talk
“right angle ; right output ; how does it feel to work ; so we’ll ; family of my family of my family ; sister insider ; i tried to rappel from ; your engine ; repel your lineage ; but what about my thumbs my thumbs ; your face : a terrible room ; say i didn’t make ; you say ; they didn’t pull you from my rib” - The Cyborg Meets the Drone at a Family Reunion and Fails to Make Small Talk
“The cops are thinking cop thoughts. They move. With a wall inside them. Answering machines answering. The window rattles and I fall to my real knees. If I hoist my friends up so they can be seen (by whom). If I say they are beautiful if I compare if the sun. Touches the glass and I feel it.” - You’re So Paranoid
“These salt-logged gifts, they promise me I’m real. My body is its image, here. My image, just an always-dying thing, asking its own disgusting question. Yes, I do have bones.” - Chatroulette
“What is it about this planet that keeps you running back?” - Turning Test_Weight
“Sure. You can have these worlds. You can warm them in your hands at night.” - Introduction to Quantum Theory
“communicable disease / predatory, grass seed / about 500 species” - Kyoko’s Language Files Are Recovered Following Extensive Damage to Her CPU
ipsograph's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
5.0
alccx__'s review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0
megannwray's review against another edition
4.0
honestly these are brilliantly crafted poems. some were a bit not my vibe, but what franny does with language is so badass