A majority of this collection just didn't land for me, but the ones that did did pretty well. And I don't know how else to explain iActual rating: 3.5
A majority of this collection just didn't land for me, but the ones that did did pretty well. And I don't know how else to explain it but some of the poems hit different whenever I was reading them in a more depressed state....more
A solid poetry collection focused on the frustrations and grief of Black Brittain. I was a little lost in some of the poems but theActual rating: 3.5
A solid poetry collection focused on the frustrations and grief of Black Brittain. I was a little lost in some of the poems but the ones I did get were quite contemplative....more
Poetry has always been tricky with me and while there is so much to respect about this piece—the messages and story herein are very important—I just dPoetry has always been tricky with me and while there is so much to respect about this piece—the messages and story herein are very important—I just did not click with Shire's writing....more
This was such an interesting and unique novella! I love how it blended mythology with contemporary sports in such a moving and thought-provoking way.This was such an interesting and unique novella! I love how it blended mythology with contemporary sports in such a moving and thought-provoking way. You definitely don't see this kind of story often. While it was intriguing however, I'm sad to say that I only mildly enjoyed this....more
This was such a compelling collection of poems! Incredibly moving. I teared up while reading many of them. Although best enjoyed by watching or listenThis was such a compelling collection of poems! Incredibly moving. I teared up while reading many of them. Although best enjoyed by watching or listening to them in spoken word form, this was still an excellent read....more
I picked this up after my rewatch of Tolkien (2019) and absolutely loved it! Many of the poems were moving especially given the contActual rating: 3.5
I picked this up after my rewatch of Tolkien (2019) and absolutely loved it! Many of the poems were moving especially given the context for when they were written but not really anything to write home about....more
Wow, what an absolutely hard-hitting collection of poems! It has so much to say and gives you so much to think about regarding queerActual rating: 4.5
Wow, what an absolutely hard-hitting collection of poems! It has so much to say and gives you so much to think about regarding queerness, abuse, and identity. Highly recommend....more
Removing my original rating because the author has a pattern of scamming and gaslighting other people in the Filipino bookish community, including notRemoving my original rating because the author has a pattern of scamming and gaslighting other people in the Filipino bookish community, including not paying off debts, bailing out on important commitments without proper communication, blatant lying, and not paying other creators who she has asked to promote this book.
While I normally do not rate books based on the character of the author, given that this book is centered on mental illness and that the author has repeatedly used her mental illness in order to pull the victim card and blame others for the consequences of her own actions, giving it a high rating puts a bad taste in my mouth as she has displayed a consistent behavior of using her mental illness as a weapon to harm other people and as a shield from accountability. And as someone who deals with mental illness myself, I find it incredibly disrepectful, harmful, and ableist for her to perpetuate the idea that mental illness equals bad behavior and lack of trustworthiness that should always be excused.
Discourse surrounding mental illness should always serve as both an exposé on its harsh realities as well as a call to action to either treat them properly or embrace those who experience it. And while this book arguably delivers on the former, it fails on the latter. Discussions on mental illness should never be used to take advantage of or exploit other people and the author has repeatedly shown a pattern of doing just that....more
This was pretty good. I struggled with figuring out the rhythm since I didn't have the audiobook, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. TheActual rating: 3.5
This was pretty good. I struggled with figuring out the rhythm since I didn't have the audiobook, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. The social commentary on religion and sexuality was noteworthy, but the resolution to the story felt rather abrupt. I liked this enough to appreciate it for what it is, but I don't know that I am interested in reading more of Acevedo's work, or novels in verse for that matter....more
I know this is a collection of poems but it doesn't quite have the charm of the first 2 books. Still decent though.I know this is a collection of poems but it doesn't quite have the charm of the first 2 books. Still decent though....more
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