Not a huge fan of the slam poetry style and some of the wordplays (example: just is - justice). Still enjoyaformat: audiobook, ~4 hours rating: 3 stars
Not a huge fan of the slam poetry style and some of the wordplays (example: just is - justice). Still enjoyable and Gorman is by far a more competent poet than almost all of the ones I've read since last year....more
I liked Avery as a protagonist. Not a fan of the brother rivalry when it comes to romance - I dislike the trope. Plot / message felt a little flat to I liked Avery as a protagonist. Not a fan of the brother rivalry when it comes to romance - I dislike the trope. Plot / message felt a little flat to me but not bad. 3 stars and I'll read the next one in the series, if only to indulge in the fantasy of suddenly becoming rich af....more
Manche der Geschichten sind recht gut. Das Hörbuch auch. Und die meisten Autor:innen lesen ihren Teil selbst. Insgesamt aber trotzdem eher eine mittelManche der Geschichten sind recht gut. Das Hörbuch auch. Und die meisten Autor:innen lesen ihren Teil selbst. Insgesamt aber trotzdem eher eine mittelmäßige Kollektion, die man aufgrund der Kürze gut mal zwischendurch hören/lesen kann. 3 Sterne.
Some poems hit deeper than others - like in every collection tho. Overall pretty mid but I'm more leaning towards liking it than disliking it. There wSome poems hit deeper than others - like in every collection tho. Overall pretty mid but I'm more leaning towards liking it than disliking it. There was some good stuff too. I'd be willing to read more from Sophia Thakur. 3 stars.
Also: I think I'm not entirely the target audience for this. A lot of the poems talk about being a black woman in britain. So please if you feel empowered or seen by this collection don't let me stop you!
Weird in an interesting and cool way. But I feel like I didn't get half of the stories. Maybe that's the point tho. 3 stars.Weird in an interesting and cool way. But I feel like I didn't get half of the stories. Maybe that's the point tho. 3 stars....more
Draws you into a strange vortex of rooting for the characters gambling and simultaneously demonstrating how it's the dumbest shit one could do. DefineDraws you into a strange vortex of rooting for the characters gambling and simultaneously demonstrating how it's the dumbest shit one could do. Definetely better than gambling yourself to feel the thrill of it tho. :p Mostly had a good time reading it but I'd say it's not for everyone, 3 stars.
No real structure to the text. Chapters per poison were fine. But Bradbury just kept repeating himself paragraph after paragraph. He says something inNo real structure to the text. Chapters per poison were fine. But Bradbury just kept repeating himself paragraph after paragraph. He says something in one, then the exact same in the next. Felt like he wanted to impress the reader with fancy words. Which would have been fine on its own. But it just made the book much longer than it needed to be. 3 stars because I still learned something.
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