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I listened to an audio book of this, a first for me, and not a format I would usually choose. The narrator’s voice didn’t seem to be a good fit- swinging between sounding like Helen Hunt or Jodie Foster and a robotic automation. Distracting, in short. I might have to revisit this to go deeper into a few of the poems I spaced out to, but on the whole, particular the Serena/tennis poems, this was powerful stuff.

l0tus's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

5.0

outcolder's review against another edition

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5.0

Heartbreaking, rage inducing, makes you remember the things you are always remembering to forget. The images have a wider range, one photo of a Danish tennis star shocked me, I somehow missed that unbelievable moment of history or else blocked it out. I wish I could use the word 'unbelievable' for more things in this book but as unbelievable as it all is, it's also so very painfully believable. Take the space to own the feels or else burn alive in your own fury.

abzgrace's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

swinans's review against another edition

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informative fast-paced

4.25

laura_corsi's review against another edition

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I don't read a lot of poetry and am not confident in my ability to accurately give any star ratings so I will just add my few thoughts in response to the book. Citizen: An American Lyric has an interesting way of placing the reader into the body of a Black person. It circles wide and puts "you" the reader, whatever your race in life may be, into the life and mind and living experience of a Black person both women and men. Powerful writing I would say.

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