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daniandsn'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
3.75
Gardens grow salty over the fued in their roots
The pieces I found most compelling in this book are Emails To A Professor In 2011; The World Is Ending And I Have To Tell The World; There Never Was A Hat; 3. Rhyming Dictionary; and May.
This book details a history of struggling to grow up, struggling with mental illness, and loss. It brings light (shadow?) to the reality of this pain.
To me, the poems in this book read as if they were meant for spoken word. I think hearing these poems read out loud would do a lot of good for the experience.
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Sexual assault and Suicide
adrienanthony's review
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Her poetry is gorgeous and catches my attention and holds it more than most poetry i’ve read. She has an excellent mix of crude relatability and devastating vulnerability throughout and it somehow keeps catching me off guard in either direction every time.
Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
tsked_off's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
itsjadenbaby'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
3.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
shanzy12's review
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Self harm, Car accident, and Alcohol