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bookishmillennial's review
An absolutely stunning collection of poetry that was haunting, devastating, and powerful. Asghar’s creativity shines in the way they experiment with formats, such as crosswords, fill-in-the-blank, and more (typically) playful concepts yet presenting such grim and upsetting material. Asghar provides the historical context which is woven into many of the poems: the Indian/Pakistani Partition, which is another example of Great Britain fucking shit up for everyone.
I highly recommend this, and want my own physical copy now 💟
Moderate: Racism, Sexism, Misogyny, Islamophobia, Genocide, Sexual violence, War, Xenophobia, and Body shaming
wellgonomorearoving's review
5.0
Graphic: Death, War, Genocide, Death of parent, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Rape
yinflower's review
5.0
Moderate: Islamophobia, Racism, Xenophobia, Violence, Death of parent, and War
bibliorama's review
4.0
I don't read enough poetry to feel like I could give a decent review, so take my star rating with a grain of salt.
I liked many of the poems in this collection. The standouts to me were "Kal" "Partition, 1945: my grandfather steps off a train in Jammu & Kashmir" "How we left: Film Treatment" and "Other Body"
Moderate: Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Murder, Xenophobia, Blood, Bullying, Racism, Sexual content, War, Body shaming, Child death, Hate crime, and Islamophobia
lingfish7's review
4.0
Minor: Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Violence, War, and Xenophobia
counterfeitnickel's review
4.5
Moderate: Genocide, Death of parent, Sexism, Sexual assault, War, Xenophobia, Violence, Islamophobia, Grief, Domestic abuse, Cultural appropriation, and Colonisation
ukponge's review
5.0
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Sexual violence, Rape, Religious bigotry, Xenophobia, War, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Violence
softgalaxy's review
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, War, Blood, Body shaming, Colonisation, Death, Genocide, Grief, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Racism, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Bullying
itskayleighlove's review
2.75
Graphic: War, Islamophobia, and Xenophobia