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A review by sarah2438
Shelter by Kevin Tyler Norman
3.0
There were some good poems in here but the drawings were pretty cringey. Rupi Kaur did something new with her books and now everyone is trying to copy that style with the simplistic illustrations, but not everyone can draw. Additionally, this was almost 3.5 but as I got closer to the end, I started to feel a little uncomfortable with the attitudes Kevin had. My understanding from the poetry is that his partner had a secret relationship with another man while they were dating long distance. Once duscovered, the partner picked the other man over Kevin. There is a LOT of bitterness and anger directed at the other man, who Kevin himself even seems to acknowledge was clueless of the situation. If true, I don't love the idea of writing a book of poetry and using part of it to slam an innocent bystander. Obviously I don't know the full situation, but it's natural to draw conclusions from the information available, and this is the picture this book ultimately draws.