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menahilnauman's review against another edition
reflective
fast-paced
1.0
i think this felt very much like a first draft — themes & ideas were there i just wish they were fleshed out more :( the south asian diaspora has such beautiful poets to draw inspiration from so i think i find it hard to enjoy stream of consciousness poetry like this
Content Warnings
Minor: War, Racism, Rape, Colonisation, and Islamophobia
stephanieridiculous's review against another edition
2.0
Unfortunately not for me. I appreciated the exploration of form via the poem in a floor plan, poem in a cross word, etc. but there wasn't much that stood out to me, or resonated.
laneygregg's review against another edition
4.0
This was such a great poetry collection. As someone who doesn't read poetry often, I wasn't sure what to expect. I was pleasantly surprised by this. It was a deep and emotional read and surprisingly educational. I'll be honest, before reading this I wasn't aware of the India-Pakistan partition Asghar writes about. The use of foreign words intertwined in the poems was a good touch. While all the poems were not my taste, that is to be expected. There were many that I enjoyed. It was interesting to see how Asghar experimented with different forms, too. Overall, this a heart-wrenching read about loss, coming-of-age, and living in America as a Pakistani, Kashmiri, Muslim, American.
An eARC was provided by Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review. Thank you!
An eARC was provided by Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review. Thank you!
tarocannotread's review against another edition
3.0
This collection is more stream-of-consciousness essays than poetry. I’ve heard rap beef songs more poetic than this
lexandall's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.5
cleothegreat's review against another edition
4.0
‘I whisper
my country my country my country
& my hands stay empty.
what is land but land? a camp
but a camp? sanctuary
but another grave? I am an architect.
I permission everything
into something new.
I build & build
& someone takes it away’
powerful collection!! went into this not knowing what to expect-the visual style of some of the poems was so interesting I luv. the crossword one?? like hello?? so cool
my country my country my country
& my hands stay empty.
what is land but land? a camp
but a camp? sanctuary
but another grave? I am an architect.
I permission everything
into something new.
I build & build
& someone takes it away’
powerful collection!! went into this not knowing what to expect-the visual style of some of the poems was so interesting I luv. the crossword one?? like hello?? so cool
sesealyah's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
informative
fast-paced
5.0