This was really fun to listen to.  Some people might find the jokes and humor a little cringe but for me it was the right balance to break up all of the information and stories.  I especially like that it was mostly in chronological order rather than jumping around, so you could see how views shifted over time, all while queer women have always existed.  I also appreciated the way the author discussed the different waves of feminism, how each one builds on the other, and also the ways that queer women have been good allies and in solidarity with other groups as well as the ways they needed to be more inclusive.  I think it was a really balanced telling of history, that didn't just portray every lesbian mentioned as a really good person, but people who had faults and failings like any human being.

"As a Mahatma he may be trying to spiritualize Politics.  Whether he has succeeded in it or not politics have certainly commercialized him."

Came for the annihilation of caste, stayed for the annihilation of Gandhi.

But jokes aside I think this is a really good read.

This was such a touching story, something that I think of lot of people could relate to either as teens currently going through high school and adolescence, or as adults reminiscing on teenage years.  The format of a graphic novel makes the heavier aspects of the story easier to digest.  The resources at the back of the book are a kind addition.  I would recommend protecting your peace before diving into this if alcoholism or suicidal thoughts/attempts are triggering for you.  Just because this can be a quick read doesn't mean that it can't tap into a well of emotions, and the added layer of imagery, while I believe were done with care, could still be very triggering for some people.

I really wanted to like this collection, but it just didn't work for me.  A lot of the poems felt very surface level and they sort of blended all together.  Sometimes the poems felt rambling or preachy.  Some felt like they might have been a personal essay but instead were just a passing thought.  I appreciate the author being vulnerable, but I think with some experience the execution could improve.

I think the idea behind this collection was nice but the execution just wasn't quite there.  Even the introduction seemed repetitive and rambling.  Some of these poems felt forced for the sake of including certain emotions, and certain things included weren't actually emotions, like health, debt, addiction and growth.  Which would have been fine but all of the poems were more open letters to a personified version of these emotions or things, and so there was more of that repetition.  And where this collection could have had a more in depth discourse with each emotion, further exploring the nuance between emotions that are often used synonymously, it instead seemed to get caught in that same trap.  Overall, I really wanted to like this book but it just didn't work for me.  I believe this is a first published work by this author though, and hopefully they improve their craft with some time and experience.  They certainly seem thoughtful.

I really enjoyed this collection, despite being in a bit of a reading slump.  One this I really appreciated was the way the author/poet bio was alongside the poem contributed.  Often times with collections with multiple contributors or anthologies I find that I've gotten to the end and I don't want to read through a bunch of bios at once.  Also this way I'm able to add the works by authors as I'm reading when I really enjoy their piece specifically.

I really don't know anyone that can write about grief the way Victoria Chang can.  I fully intend to buy all of her collections at this point.

This was such a cozy highland romance. I’ve been in a reading slump and this novella was exactly what I needed. Cozy, simple, and with loveable characters. Will definitely be checking out more from this author! 

Icarus and Poseidon are both so loveable I just want to gather them up in a big hug. I love this series and I’m not sure if the pacing of this one felt off for me or if it’s just my being in a reading slump. Also, I wanted more of the larger plot too but I felt like there wasn’t much of that that moved forward in this one. More than anything I’m absolutely feral for Zeus and Hera and I don’t know how I will make it to December for the next book. Pray for me! 

This is a great collection and as someone who doesn’t feel especially equipped to understand poetry, the outros for each poem were really helpful!