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jeninmotion's review
3.0
When this was good, it was amazing. The section about Old Dykes and a Dog spoke to me as did the section about reuniting instead of doing outreach. Other segments didn't get me at the same level so I'm like "three for the total effect but that doesn't mean bad or not worth reading"
ellies_book_corner's review against another edition
4.0
"So He declares it's a covenant. That this will never happen again.
Whatever.
It always happens again.
A rainbow, He calls it?
Tomorrow, He'll call it ice cream.
After that, He'll take you to Disneyland."
I really liked this collection. Fairly short but exceptionally powerful, Aoki's beautiful poetry and prose, split into seasonal sections, explores a range of themes including the impact of physical abuse, family, love, religion, the ways we change, being Japanese-American, being transgender...ultimately this visceral and evocative collection is an intimate and honest account of how we live.
I would recommend this to anyone looking for a queer poetry, story and memoir collection. There were some minor issues with spelling/formatting on my kindle edition, but it didn't detract from the writing. It has left me with so much to reflect on, and some of the powerful imagery, including the poem excerpt I've quoted from here, will really stay with me.
"Don't think you're so special it can't happen to you.
For this is what fathers do.
Colors after storms are nothing new.
Red and violet, black and blue -
His covenants are more for Him
than they'll ever be for you."
Whatever.
It always happens again.
A rainbow, He calls it?
Tomorrow, He'll call it ice cream.
After that, He'll take you to Disneyland."
I really liked this collection. Fairly short but exceptionally powerful, Aoki's beautiful poetry and prose, split into seasonal sections, explores a range of themes including the impact of physical abuse, family, love, religion, the ways we change, being Japanese-American, being transgender...ultimately this visceral and evocative collection is an intimate and honest account of how we live.
I would recommend this to anyone looking for a queer poetry, story and memoir collection. There were some minor issues with spelling/formatting on my kindle edition, but it didn't detract from the writing. It has left me with so much to reflect on, and some of the powerful imagery, including the poem excerpt I've quoted from here, will really stay with me.
"Don't think you're so special it can't happen to you.
For this is what fathers do.
Colors after storms are nothing new.
Red and violet, black and blue -
His covenants are more for Him
than they'll ever be for you."
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