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csamura's review against another edition
5.0
I'm not sure that I've ever read such an evocative collection of contemporary poetry. It was powerful and profound in every way imaginable, with haunting and visceral imagery that transported me across oceans to war torn homelands and made me humbly appreciate the sacrifices of women. I will definitely be looking for more from this author.
whathappenedtoagoodbook's review against another edition
4.0
As I continue my read through of Hala Alyan's works, I think this might be my favorite of her poetry collections so far. The guiding theme was so clear throughout this story and these poems seemed at times almost to play off of each other; there was just a cohesiveness that I really enjoyed. There were many poems where I tabbed and annotated my thoughts and it's one I can certainly see myself returning to and finding even more to enjoy.
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