Minki
As an Australian I have always loved the dream time and aboriginal culture. This book of poems didn't really include any dream time poems but it was good nonetheless.
My favourite poem was ‘lost' it was so heartbreaking!
I did cry at one point during this book because the pages were so thick that instead of a paper cut, I got a CHUNK taken out of my hand. This book is dangerous.
I will be reading some poems from this in the future!
The story that the whole world knows is finally being spoken from the victims side of the story, the most important side of the story. Chanel Miller is a survivor but also a hero, I cant imagine how many lives she will save with her words in this book and in her statement.
Dont click on the one star reviews for this book if you don't want to lose hope in humanity. Just a bunch of trump supports and Brock turner supporters wetting themselves over the fact that the victim has an opinion and a voice.
a re-read since i bought the second book!
I originally wasn't going to buy the 2nd installment because this book wasn't that entertaining to me the first time i read it but the second book was so cheap and they are quick to read.. so i just bought it.
I rated it 2 stars the first time around but im raising it to 3 stars because it was quite entertaining! the author themselves said its only a simple story so i wasn't expecting drama or plot twists but it was better this time around. I'm actually kind of excited to read the 2nd book!
Edit; changing my rating from 2 stars to 1 star because of how horrible this author is. please research this author before you read her books because the stuff she has done... you just cant seperate the art from the artist in this situation
I don't think I've read a story about a trans person before so I was excited to read this book but.. I didn't like the characters or story. I own another Meredith Russo book so hopefully I like that one better!
As someone who has had a parent die from cancer and currently has the other parent dying from an illness (and possibly be soon diagnosed with cancer) this book hit me so hard.
I was only 5 when my father died from cancer and you wouldn't think I have regrets because I was so young but I do. I wish I talked to him (I'm mute) instead of just clinging to him and hugging him, he tried to get me to sing on the karaoke machine with my sister but I refused but that didn't stop him from trying everyday!
It's crazy how I would still have my dad today if doctors did their jobs. They diagnosed my dad with skin cancer and said they would cut his toe off, the delayed it and delayed it and even told my dad it was getting worse and they would cut it off soon but they still delayed him and wouldn't tell him why. They told him to deal with it and be patient. Next thing they told him is that he had a couple months to live because his toe didn't come off. They had no excuse to why they just didn't cut it off, they were rude doctors who didn't even feel sorry that he died.
Now my mother, she has MS and is in bed 24/7. She's currently in hospital with broken bones and internal bleeding. She's getting checked for breast cancer and it's most likely she has it. I'm her full time carer and it's horrible to see a parent dying right in front of you.
She has maybe a couple years left and then she will join my dad in heaven.
This book hit me too hard and emotionally wrecked me.
2nd time reading: I loved this even more than I did the first time
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I loved the parts where I could see where the things in the trilogy originated from (the hanging tree song and countless others) and I loved seeing how the whole world has changed since Snow was young until Katniss came into the story.
Anyways... now where is the haymitch prequel book. I just want to see the inside details of haymitchs games and the sad details of what his life was after he won the games :((( I love haymitch and the dude deserves his own book :((
My last book I will read as a 20 year old! Tomorrow I turn 21! (a very not important age in Australia as 18 is the legal age to drink here so no I will not be getting crazy drunk lol)
I liked this book but wasn't that connected to it. A little unrealistic at times :/
I finally read a book about an autistic character! I have autism (I don't think I mentioned that before) and I suffer through the same things as the dude in this book did (yes I already forgot his name).
I can't touch people and they can't touch me.
I can't detect sarcasm all the time.
I have sensory issues like getting anxious because of loud sounds, I have misophonia which means I hate sound lol, I hate textures, i hate some body movements.
People often label me as a non verbal autistic person but no! I have a seperate problem called selective mutism and that's the reason why I haven't spoken in 20 years, not because of autism! I am on the high functioning end of the spectrum so I'm lucky compared to most but the fight is real. My mutism is what hinders my everyday life so yes I could maybe function in society with my autism, I can't with my mutism so my life has no many options, no future basically.
This book has brought up a lot and I've had to think about my own autism and how I am ashamed to say I have it. We are normal people but every body sees us as dumb, lesser, weird.
I can't wait to read this authors other books!