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becksusername's review
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
I love Saeed Jones so much. I wanna be a poet like Saeed is a poet
Minor: Drug use, Grief, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Animal death, Bullying, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Death of parent
softgalaxy's review
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.0
A haunting poetry collection about Blackness and queerness. History according to boy was a chilling poem, possibly one of the best poems I’ve read recently.
Graphic: Violence, Homophobia, Racism, and Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Violence, Sexual violence, and Domestic abuse
librarymouse's review
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.0
Saeed Jones' vocabulary and the lyrical quality of his formatting serve to draw the reader in closer to the events and emotions within the poems, forming an encompassing bond that drew me to finish the book in one sitting. The poems feel like one continuous narrative from an ever shifting speaker, rich with cultural references.
For now, I'm content with interpretation, but I look forward to my next read through, and all of the read-throughs after that, when I can pull apart the syntax and spacing and study it line by line to see how Jones poured so much pain and complex emotion into the deceptively simple poems in this book. Prelude to Bruise deserves all the praise I can give and more.
For now, I'm content with interpretation, but I look forward to my next read through, and all of the read-throughs after that, when I can pull apart the syntax and spacing and study it line by line to see how Jones poured so much pain and complex emotion into the deceptively simple poems in this book. Prelude to Bruise deserves all the praise I can give and more.
Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Car accident, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Outing, and Sexual content
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