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adrienanthony's review
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- 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
Love Beth May’s work.
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.
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.
Content Warnings
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
ameliorite's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- 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
metaparadox's review
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- 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
onespaceymother's review against another edition
5.0
I admit that I am rarely drawn towards poetry offhand, but I always find it satisfying and moving, so I make sure to read at least a few collections each year. I listen to Beth May on the dungeons and daddies podcast and so I decided to give her collection a go. I went in knowing it wasn’t a comedic book and that this was a very different type of work from her. And it is - but it is also so good and absolutely colors her performance on the podcast as well. Her words flow lyrically but also feel so disjointed and surprising. This is an intensely personal collection of poems that moved me. After each one it seemed like I stopped, put the book down, and thought “Jesus fucking Christ she’s so good.”
mockh2's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- 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
natatorie's review against another edition
5.0
beth may could bury me in a shallow grave and i would say thank you.
in this anthology, she doesn’t hold back any punches when it comes to describing some of the most raw and human experiences of mental illness and i cannot speak enough on how grateful i am for that. blending both humor and despair to create some truly beautiful pieces, i’m hungry for more.
in this anthology, she doesn’t hold back any punches when it comes to describing some of the most raw and human experiences of mental illness and i cannot speak enough on how grateful i am for that. blending both humor and despair to create some truly beautiful pieces, i’m hungry for more.
smileangel's review against another edition
5.0
I'm honestly no good at reviews, but I'll add one here, anyway.
This is incredible. It's heartbreaking, it's funny, it's emotional, it's real.
On the one hand it was so tough to read what Beth had been through, on the other hand the writing had me begrudgingly putting the book down anytime I had to. It had a hold on me like any book I love does.
Read this, because it's great writing.
This is incredible. It's heartbreaking, it's funny, it's emotional, it's real.
On the one hand it was so tough to read what Beth had been through, on the other hand the writing had me begrudgingly putting the book down anytime I had to. It had a hold on me like any book I love does.
Read this, because it's great writing.