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Falling Back in Love with Being Human: Letters to Lost Souls by Kai Cheng Thom
5 reviews
beccacondon's review
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Homophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Transphobia, Sexual assault, Violence, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Dysphoria
nella_allen's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, and Transphobia
lbelow's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
4.75
I adore Kai Cheng Thom's poetry. This collection of poems and lyrical letters was especially moving as an audiobook, read by the author herself.
Content Warnings
Minor: Child abuse, Homophobia, Transphobia, Sexual assault, Violence, and Physical abuse
spec_tacles's review
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.75
Content Warnings
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
rorikae's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.25
'Falling Back in Love with Being Human: Letters to Lost Souls' is a collection of letters written by Kai Cheng Thom to various people in her life. The letters span people that she cares deeply about, people that hurt her, and general types of people that she wishes to address. Through the letters, she discusses identity, the harm we cause each other, what it is like to be a trans femme woman of color in today's society, and more. This is a deeply personal book that feels like a healing journey for Thom. She narrates her own audiobook and I would highly recommend listening to it as it makes the reading experience all the more personal.
My favorite aspect of the book is that after each letter, Thom adds a suggestion for something to do related to that particular letter. These are ways to both let go of relationships that we need to move on from, ways to share love with ourselves, and more. This part of the book made it feel like Thom reaching out to the reader and providing some guidance. These suggestions would be great journaling prompts or pieces to take over a year to help better our relationship with ourselves. Ultimately, this is a deeply personal, heart filled book that I highly recommend.
My favorite aspect of the book is that after each letter, Thom adds a suggestion for something to do related to that particular letter. These are ways to both let go of relationships that we need to move on from, ways to share love with ourselves, and more. This part of the book made it feel like Thom reaching out to the reader and providing some guidance. These suggestions would be great journaling prompts or pieces to take over a year to help better our relationship with ourselves. Ultimately, this is a deeply personal, heart filled book that I highly recommend.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, Transphobia, and Suicide attempt
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