i’m so grateful that i could see him read from and discuss this collection. this is easily one of my new favorites that i know i will go back to repeai’m so grateful that i could see him read from and discuss this collection. this is easily one of my new favorites that i know i will go back to repeatedly. poems on Blackness, queerness and grief, collective and personal. ...more
accidentally reread this almost exactly a year later, i love rereading collections and my connection to it totally changing. ——- WOWWW I HAVE A NEW FAVaccidentally reread this almost exactly a year later, i love rereading collections and my connection to it totally changing. ——- WOWWW I HAVE A NEW FAVORITE MARY OLIVER!!! well, second favorite as nothing can match the chemical change that occurred in my brain when i read blue horses for the first time but i digress. this is oliver’s collection of mainly love poems, and oh boy was it lovely. i will never tire reading her. favorites: moments, for tom shaw, and whistling swans...more
i’ve reread this many times and everytime i find something new. —— i don’t usually give poetry collections star ratings, but this is my new favorite coi’ve reread this many times and everytime i find something new. —— i don’t usually give poetry collections star ratings, but this is my new favorite collection and i can’t stress enough how much i love it!!!! favorites: angels, good morning, the fourth sign of the zodiac....more
not to be a dramatic sapphic but i’ve never been so distraught over lost literature as i am sapphos we are truly being robbed here. once again i don’tnot to be a dramatic sapphic but i’ve never been so distraught over lost literature as i am sapphos we are truly being robbed here. once again i don’t usually rate poetry esp when it’s a collection of literally all we have but ... this is a 5 “but i, be it known, love soft living, and for me brightness and beauty belong to the desire of the sunlight, and therefore i shall continue loved and loving with you” “men are strong, and yet I will over come the strongest” ...more
4/24/22 reread - i miss ronan so much every time i read this ——————————————— this reread brought to you by an adam parrish breakdown. —————————————————4/24/22 reread - i miss ronan so much every time i read this ——————————————— this reread brought to you by an adam parrish breakdown. ————————————————————————————— DID I JUST READ THIS AGAIN TWO WEEKS LATER? yes ok i like to reread the first one after finishing a series bc it just Hits Different. also i like how i already knew i loved ronan even though he doesn’t even have a single chapter of his own in this lol. i think i liked this even more this time around if that’s possible ————————————————————————————— FIRST READ-> yeah ok so i’m obsessed. claiming now that ronan is my favorite.... this ending was not it though so i am starting the next book asap sorry to my tbr but this series is simply built different...more
oh my GOD. this book punched me the face and then laughed about it. everything was so good. the suspense. the twists. the soft romance. the characterioh my GOD. this book punched me the face and then laughed about it. everything was so good. the suspense. the twists. the soft romance. the characterization of both wendy and peter. i will never get tired of reading about peter pan. and apparently sad retellings of it is my niche. READ THIS!!!!!!!! ...more
yes yes yes yes GO READ THIS!! the characters... the political & environmental commentary... the portrayal of humans and right and wrong and how diffeyes yes yes yes GO READ THIS!! the characters... the political & environmental commentary... the portrayal of humans and right and wrong and how different peoples brains work. the TWIST!!!!!!!! so so good a new favorite for sure!! cee was so fun to read about and the inner conflicts were so engaging and relatable. ...more
REREAD - GOD it’s so good. SO GOOD. i will be on my death bed still telling people to read this. my first review still holds true and really shows allREREAD - GOD it’s so good. SO GOOD. i will be on my death bed still telling people to read this. my first review still holds true and really shows all i have to say. -> FIRST READ- AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH...more
reread- i cried again! —————————- first read- when i tell you i read the last page of this and had to physically curl into a ball in the corner of my breread- i cried again! —————————- first read- when i tell you i read the last page of this and had to physically curl into a ball in the corner of my bed and stay there for a few moments to collect myself. another episode of OH LOOK CHLOE READS ANOTHER SAD GAY BOOK...more
changed my rating to like a 3.5 this time around, it’s a bit cringey but also i think a cute and educational book for the younger audience that it’s achanged my rating to like a 3.5 this time around, it’s a bit cringey but also i think a cute and educational book for the younger audience that it’s actually aimed at...more
5 star story, 2 star execution. what’s with the sexualization of fifth graders and excessive use of slurs? would have been a much less uncomfortable e5 star story, 2 star execution. what’s with the sexualization of fifth graders and excessive use of slurs? would have been a much less uncomfortable experience without the children porn at the end. love the story and the message of friendship and childhood, wish it would have stuck to that....more