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Falling Back in Love with Being Human: Letters to Lost Souls by Kai Cheng Thom
9 reviews
beccacondon's review
3.75
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Homophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Transphobia, Sexual assault, Violence, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Dysphoria
bookishmillennial's review
I am sitting here wrecked as I write this review because not only did I journal as I read through this collection, I followed every single prompt/action item, except for the hosting a dinner for friends. I simply texted, wrote or DMed them instead. The prompts in between every few poems were nothing extraordinarily novel or innovative, but paired with what you just read, it evoked such visceral reactions out of me. I had to stop reading and wipe my tears so many times. The authentic tenderness, gentleness, and hope that Kai Cheng Thom writes with reaches out beyond the pages and pulls you in, forcing you to confront your feelings head-on.
This collection of poetry will stay with me forever, and I will try my best to live up to the tenets and values that KCT comments on in these poems. I continue to be so moved and impressed by KCT & she is an absolute gift to the world. I hope we can act in solidarity and compassion for each other and ourselves, because we deserve the world that Kai Cheng Thom believes in.
Graphic: Homophobia, Transphobia, Sexism, Misogyny, Blood, and Religious bigotry
kimapede's review against another edition
Minor: Transphobia, Murder, Death, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Rape, and Stalking
tenthousandactualbees's review
5.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Transphobia, Death, and Homophobia
meganpbell's review against another edition
4.75
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Police brutality, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Death, Hate crime, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Transphobia, Gun violence, and Homophobia
olivia_piepmeier's review
4.0
Minor: Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexual violence, Bullying, and Rape
annajoyreed93's review
4.0
from to a lost sister
“a child who keeps secrets to survive becomes a solider in their soul.”
from to the Animorphs
“i was seven years old when I told my first lie, and i still remember how it tasted: salty, savory, delicious, dirty, divine, dangerous, powerful, like freedom. how it came from nowhere, from the empty air, from a secret place inside my body that i’d never even known was there. how it felt electric, alive, like turning a key in a lock and stepping into the light. here was magic. here was escape. here was the power to twist reality with nothing but words, abracadabra alakazam, through the act of speaking, i create. here was shapeshifting, becoming someone else. with a lie you become lovable, at least for a while, until you’re discovered and everything turns to dust once again.”
from to the confabulists
Moderate: Physical abuse, Transphobia, Murder, Sexual assault, Racism, Homophobia, Death, Suicide, and Rape
lbelow's review against another edition
4.75
Minor: Child abuse, Homophobia, Transphobia, Sexual assault, Violence, and Physical abuse
spec_tacles's review
4.75
Moderate: Homophobia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Body shaming, Grief, Transphobia, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Stalking, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Murder, Misogyny, and Hate crime