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st4r9irl's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
i always wanted to be a saint but i thought I’d be one of the miserable ones sainted by pain.
samranakhtar's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
3.0
cnnr876's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
enjoyed seeing akbar’s poetry evolve from portrait of the alcoholic. you can see him work through the themes of his life. evocative and meaningful.
sapphicswrld's review against another edition
reflective
sad
fast-paced
2.5
I am less horrible than I could be I’ve never set a house on fire never thrown a firstborn off a bridge still my whole life I answered every cry for help with a pour with a turning away I’ve given this coldness many names thinking if it had a name it would have a solution thinking if I called a wolf a wolf I might dull its fangs
I did not understand most of it but there were a few gems that I loved.
Most days I try hard to act human, to breathe
like a human and speak with the same flat language, but often
my kindness is clumsy—I stop a stranger to tie his shoe and
end up kissing his knees.