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I love learning about ways I can better help the Earth. This book didn't teach me much unfortunately. Having been published over a decade ago, it is quite outdated. I can't fault it for that, but I would love to see an updated version. It was also interesting to see the things that affected us in 2007 that really don't anymore. My biggest problem with this read is that it seems to be tips for the privileged. A lot of the tips are very expensive or out of reach for people below the middle class and people in rural environments. It suggests a lot of ways to build or remodel houses that is wholly inaccessible for people renting. The humor just also wasn't for me. My biggest disappointment is that it mentions how we could lower carbon emissions if everyone in the world lost one pound. That's a horrible, privileged, and fatphobic tip that made me hesitant to finish the rest of the book. I really wanted to get to the emergency tips in case of a full global meltdown, so I persisted. Even those tips were meh and they seemed to all be jokes.

I overall can't recommend this book for anyone looking to learn about the environment or how to help it.

This book unfortunately is full of multiple problems. Like many other reviewers have mentioned, it deadnames a trans man and uses very outdated language by saying he was "born in a girl's body." I also don't agree with some of the choices in people displayed; it's like telling queer youth "You too can be a bully or class traitor." The design is also quite lacking. It would be much better if there were illustrations instead of photographs. I also feel like the language is much younger than the targeted audience. I truly wanted to like this book, but overall, I cannot recommend it. 

It was definitely a good October read! I'm not a horror reader, but I'm trying to get more into it and this book really scared me, both in storytelling and art. It was also really nice to see Nigerian mythology in a story; I haven't seen that as much, but it's really interesting! I did feel like the story was rushed and the ending didn't make much sense to me. It also didn't make sense to me why the protagonist is a cop. I like Nnedi Okorafor's storytelling and I think I'd like her full novels more.

This book was hilarious, heart-breaking, thought-provoking, and anger-inducing. I'm obsessed. Every queer girl interested in pop culture needs to read this immediately.

I should have read some of her poetry before reading this. I picked it up because of the pretty cover, the inside does not do the cover justice. These are the most basic, cliched poems with no rhythm or meaning. I like instagram poetry generally, but this was like reading a middle schooler’s assigned poetry that they did the night before. If you want an example of her style, I feel her poem “Goodbye” does a good job showcasing. 

I was given a free copy in exchange for an honest review.

Overall, very cute romance. The characters were very well developed and felt real. I think the author didn't completely get asthma or Judaism right, but that happens when you're writing something you don't experience. 

This is a very mixed collection. There are some good poems, but a lot were meh or even bad. The artwork was stunning. My biggest problem is that it harolds itself as an lgbtq+ inclusive collection, but includes a bioessentialist poem by a terf (The Period Poem by Dominique Christina). Also, like other people have said, it's very annoying that some of the poems are sideways. Some of the poems don't seem to fit the book's feminist message; Growing Up by Melody Lee is very "not like other girls". Overall, I can't recommend this book.