blackberryjambaby's review against another edition
4.75
Moderate: Gun violence, Homophobia, Grief, Toxic relationship, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Suicide
Minor: Blood
ace_b's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
Moderate: Incest, Sexual assault, Mental illness, and Suicide
Minor: Sexual content, Physical abuse, and Blood
joshmacaroni's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Grief, and Sexual content
Moderate: Cursing, Addiction, Suicide attempt, Death, Violence, and Sexual violence
Minor: Cursing, Death of parent, Cancer, and Alcoholism
anoushka05's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Gore, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Cursing, Blood, Bullying, Death, Grief, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Violence
michellewalsh's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Violence
tailwhip's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Gun violence, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Homophobia, and Toxic relationship
penofpossibilities's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Animal death, Suicide, Sexual content, Hate crime, Gun violence, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Violence, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Self harm, Homophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Death
Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Incest, Medical content, and Murder
Minor: Cancer, Religious bigotry, and Police brutality
calcifowl's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Violence, Death, Blood, and Suicidal thoughts
go2hellstephanie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Siken's poetry is full of both panic and love; "Crush" encapsulates both of these feelings perfectly. I could feel the heartbreak in his words as he tries to love and live as a gay man. It's beautifully visceral. Even the format of his poems are staggering.
"Crush" is what you should read if you have not felt how powerful poetry can be. An absolutely stunning and beautiful collection. I will never be the same.
Graphic: Blood, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
dowsa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
“We are all going forward, none of us are going back.”
I love when books give me so many quotes that it’s hard to pick just one! I missed poetry so I went on google and searched “love poems about grief” and one of Siken’s poems in this collection came up. This was a wonderful read, it gave me chills at times, confused me at times. I started reading this book (collection?) because I wanted to be inspired about writing through pain, and loving through loss. And I think it delivered just that.
Graphic: Violence and Suicide
Minor: Drug abuse