Tamar Burduli Burduli itibaren Texas
fucking excellent. but i think because i needed it at the time. got me to write my first poem in 4 yrs. there was a pretty big controversy over whether the depiction of certain characters of filipino descent was racialized or "realistic." i found this to be the only major weakness/flaw of this book. it's a pretty big flaw though. for that reason i give it a rating of "i loved it" rather than "it was amazing" because i think the depiction of those characters lacked some depth and was therefore irresponsible. of course, it's a terribly complicated issue, so google it if you want to know more...
What I learned from this book is how RUDE some siblings can be to one another. I am an only child but technically I have a half-sister but we do not have a relationship. This relationship was interesting to see how blood siblings from the same mother and father can be envious of one another. Can't we all just get along?