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bellavictoria's review
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Self harm, Suicide, Pregnancy, Hate crime, Genocide, Torture, Murder, War, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Racism, and Police brutality
ro_lux's review against another edition
challenging
informative
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Colonisation, Islamophobia, Racism, Hate crime, Gun violence, Police brutality, Deportation, and Genocide
Moderate: Torture
Minor: Medical content
nathiddles_106's review
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Genocide, War, and Torture
Minor: Death of parent
buffetkhor's review
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
2.0
The book is dedicated to and named after his late Grandmother, an embodiment of the spirit of resilience and dignity in the Palestinian people despite very bold attempts to rid them of their humanity.
I have never been able to resonate with slam poetry and prose but some of the topics and themes discussed here do sting you like a bullet, as El-Kurd intends.
I'm giving this a 2/5 because whilst slam poetry and prose is not for me, it may be for someone else. And despite it not being for me, some of the things I read in there did resonate with me. They may sit sit with me for quite some time. They will definitely sit with those who enjoy this medium and dream of a free Palestine.
I have never been able to resonate with slam poetry and prose but some of the topics and themes discussed here do sting you like a bullet, as El-Kurd intends.
I'm giving this a 2/5 because whilst slam poetry and prose is not for me, it may be for someone else. And despite it not being for me, some of the things I read in there did resonate with me. They may sit sit with me for quite some time. They will definitely sit with those who enjoy this medium and dream of a free Palestine.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Colonisation and Death
Moderate: Hate crime, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Violence, War, Grief, Islamophobia, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Murder, and Confinement
Minor: Torture
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