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ericawrites's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this! Purnell makes poetry both accessible and modern but so layered.
I listened to this on audiobook, which was read by Purnell, so that was amazing.
However, I do want to get a physical copy so I can pull out the quotes that resonated with me. I adored the poem "Auntie," which I immediately listened to twice, and I'll never forget the phrase "in the twilight of my salad era." No one talks about queerness, race, being a gay slut (positive), living in a body, fatness, and America quite like Purnell.
I listened to this on audiobook, which was read by Purnell, so that was amazing.
However, I do want to get a physical copy so I can pull out the quotes that resonated with me. I adored the poem "Auntie," which I immediately listened to twice, and I'll never forget the phrase "in the twilight of my salad era." No one talks about queerness, race, being a gay slut (positive), living in a body, fatness, and America quite like Purnell.
apalubeskie's review
dark
emotional
medium-paced
4.5
I picked this book up because it was in the new section at the library. The idea of memoir in verse it is what caught my attention. I had never heard of the author before. After reading and listening to the audiobook I will be picking up more of his work.
This book is not going to be for everyone. One it is poetry and two it is gay poetry. Those two things are why I loved it so much. It was real and it was raw. We follow Brontez growing up. It is candid it is real and it is raw. There is no sugar coating things. Listening to the audiobook as I read along was an added later. The author himself is the narrator and it feels like a friend telling you a story.
There is a poem in the book written in French and I was disappointed that in the audiobook it was not read in both French and English like it is written. It made it seem like it was translated by someone else beside the author. I think that would have added a lot to be read in both.
This book is not going to be for everyone. One it is poetry and two it is gay poetry. Those two things are why I loved it so much. It was real and it was raw. We follow Brontez growing up. It is candid it is real and it is raw. There is no sugar coating things. Listening to the audiobook as I read along was an added later. The author himself is the narrator and it feels like a friend telling you a story.
There is a poem in the book written in French and I was disappointed that in the audiobook it was not read in both French and English like it is written. It made it seem like it was translated by someone else beside the author. I think that would have added a lot to be read in both.