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Falling Back in Love with Being Human: Letters to Lost Souls by Kai Cheng Thom
4 reviews
moonyreadsbystarlight's review
emotional
reflective
3.75
Some poems were quite strong, others I had a hard time with. The style was a bit repetitive for the bulk of the poems, but I did like the prompts after each poem - that was interesting and had some that I think I'll revisit and do. I think I'm just a little too jaded to really appreciate this. Maybe I will try it again when I am feeling more optimistic but I had a hard time getting into parts of it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Transphobia, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Death, Suicide, Murder, and Physical abuse
meganpbell's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.75
What do you do when the world threatens your belief that all beings are worthy of love? In this powerful collection of poems, prayers, and spells, a Chinese Canadian transwoman writes to reclaim her love of being human, through tender and intense letters addressed to such diverse recipients as J. K. Rowling, johns, and Jesus Christ, to fellow trans femmes, to the church of social justice, to compulsive caregivers, and many more, each with a suggested action, my favorite being: “Think of someone you’d like to punish….send them a book of poetry instead.” Read this brief book to fall back in love with being human—it begins by falling in love with the powerful, spiritually wise, and redemptive words of Kai Cheng Thom.
Content Warnings
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
annajoyreed93's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.0
“the secret of resilience is the art of surrender.”
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
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Physical abuse, Transphobia, Murder, Sexual assault, Racism, Homophobia, Death, Suicide, and Rape
caprivoyant's review
Flip-flopping between poetic love letters and activities to help the reader explore the themes of each poem or letter more deeply, this book is a nod to messy, beautiful humanness in all of us... And truly an invitation into messy, beautiful, human self-love. 🩷
Additional CW not listed below: JKR (a chapter is a dedicated love letter to her. There's another one to TERFs in general.)
Additional CW not listed below: JKR (a chapter is a dedicated love letter to her. There's another one to TERFs in general.)
Content Warnings
Minor: Transphobia, Suicide, and Sexual violence
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