Raw and powerful, Kaufman's poetry strikes at the heart of being a teenage girl, with the angst, rage, love, loneliness, and not knowing oneself. The ideas are expressed with limited words but deliver a punch to the gut in strength of sentiment. Honestly presented, Kaufman does not shy away from the wonders and the pains of growing up and shaping one's identity into something that her earlier self might not recognize. A teenager herself, Kaufman manages to strike the right balance between melodrama and moping on one hand and the sugar-coated version of teenagehood most adults hope their child will experience.
Fans of poetry will appreciate the powerful feelings elicited by this book and will be left with more questions than answer about life and one's sense of identify.
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