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pheebabeeba_'s review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
5.0
While some the subject matters of this poem collection were rather grim (e.g. mental illnesses, illness, racism/hate crimes, sexual assault) there are also a decent amount of bittersweet poems of past loves.
My favourites were “A Letter To My Dog Exploring The Human Condition” (p.21-25), “The Madness Vase, AKA The Nutritionist” (p.26-29), “A Letter To White Queers, A Letter To Myself” (p.35-37), “LALALOL” (p.41), “Things That Don’t Suck” (p.45), “Etiquette Leash”(p.67-70), “The Privilege Is Never Having To Think About It” (p.79-81), “Prism” (p. 83-86), “Ballad Of The Unused Tandem Bike” (p.91-93), ”Before The Fever Broke” (p.103-104) and ”Honey” (p.112-115).
I like the way Andrea Gibson writes. Everything is so wordy and pretty and passionate.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Hate crime, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Chronic illness
krispiefries's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction and Alcohol
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence
the_vegan_bookworm's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
This is one of my favourite poetry collections I've ever read. I felt everything Andrea Gibson wrote with such an intensity that it surprised me. I laughed, I cried, I reflected. Some of my favourite poems included:
- A Letter to My Dog Exploring the Human Condition
- The Madness Vase
- A Letter to White Queers
- Panic Button Collector
- If you're someone living with OCD, this poem might especially resonate with you!
- Etiquette Leash
I'm grateful for the chance to read this work and highly recommend it to others (but please consult the content warnings).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Sexual assault, Police brutality, Pedophilia, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Suicide
ryliereadss's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
slow-paced
4.5
This was such a good collection! Great poems about justice, love, feminism, and childhood. I will be giving this book to my friends and tell them they should read it. I loved how Gibson snuck some humor into some of their poems, it surprised me and made me laugh out loud. Loved the self awareness too.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault
Minor: Police brutality
Gibson has some poems in this collection about her SA and mentions people who were killed by police.
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