Reviews and Comments

I just finished my first read through. I will proabably read it again before returning it. In this poetry collection Saeed Jones lets us follow him through a winding journey through grief for his mother, black and queer bodies, his own identity, culture being commodified without paying the original artists, the hidden identities of icons. I often hopped online to read the stories behind many of the poems, which were as fascinating as Saeed’s poems. Highly recommend. 

I consider myself fairly media savvy, but it gave me a couple new tools to look at how I process information.  This should be part of every 7th grader’s curriculum. It’s half historical retrospective of fake news, propaganda, and misinformation & half manual on learning skills to be a better analyst of information presented as news. 

A sweet and easy read. While many of the tropes are common, every once in a while the story pulls a surprise. The characters find more in common than their initial attraction that makes them feel grounded. Great if you’re looking for a sweet, queer romance, with an HEA and lots of East-Asian cultural and food references. I was definitely hungry when I finished.