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Homie by Danez Smith

yellowswagger's review against another edition

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5.0

It was like "Homie" ;) was written for me. I picked this book up months ago and put it down because of my relationship to language- I was intimidated in this reflection of self that seemed to have found liberation in loss, love, harm, and reclamation. After reading it, I read it again, following along with the audiobook, listening to Smith's intentional pauses, overlapping words, and the care in each name pronounced.

the_last_bookshelf's review against another edition

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challenging funny reflective fast-paced

4.0

irisgreen's review against another edition

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emotional reflective fast-paced

4.0

kamali_williams's review against another edition

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5.0

as you don’t know i enjoy poetry books. I enjoy them for the quick and I enjoy them because sometimes I always relate to the author. Homie was different, the author was speaking about friendships and relationships that he’s been through as queer person existing

I suggest you pick up the book.

Favorite poems: my president (pg 1-3), jumped! (pg 8-10) and self portrait as 90’s R&B video (pg 30-31)

This was a library book but I want to buy it

lottie1803's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

lesbiangrandpa's review against another edition

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5.0

!!!!!

brash16's review against another edition

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reflective fast-paced

3.25

tigersmom's review against another edition

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emotional reflective fast-paced

4.5

ninij's review against another edition

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reflective fast-paced

3.0

juliarziegler's review against another edition

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4.0

I wish I could give this 5 stars but honestly half the poems didn’t make sense to me; entirely not the poets fault… I just need to give the poems more time to sit and resonate. Probably will read them again if I acquire a copy of it again but my aunt loaned it to me and I already have it back.