We Were All Someone Else Yesterday is clearly and deeply a collection from the heart, full of potent personal essays and poetry. There's a lot to like in the use of language and structure, and some especially excellent pieces throughout.

Beautiful book to enjoy during this hard times that we are living. A different way to read a memoir, beautifully written. Wether you are a poetry reader or not, I think you ill enjoy this pretty book. Recommended!

I don't usually review poetry books but I couldn't resist the title of this book and the interesting cover. Not sure what to make of the book. At times I really delighted in the book, I found the narrative very poignant and moving. At other times I felt that I just couldn't connect with the writing. Overall I enjoyed reading it, the imagery and motifs were pleasing and I particularly liked the family relationships.

This is one of those "it's not you, it's me" kind of books. I guess the real rating would be a 3.5 stars, if I were to rate it more subjectively, but I am going to round it up to 4 because it is not the book's fault, it's mine. I did not really connect with the writing style (more like texts or spoken language rather than written).
This is a mix of poetry and novel in verse and I think it would have appealed more to me if it had been one or the other.
TW for cancer (the narrator's mother died of it).
But I enjoyed the talk about race and culture and relationships and sexuality, and the Black Lives Matter movement. It was important to be mentioned.

Disclaimer - I was sent a free digital copy of this book by NetGalley in return for an honest review.

I really like how the author structures and writes his thoughts as prose. They have a nice flow to them and are enjoyable to read - creating vivid images as the stories unravel

As much as I wanted to love this collection, I simply couldn't. I tried. But no, it made me so angry. I can understand and see through the lines what they are about but still it didn't come out well.
I can understand the angst and the possible misunderstandings that happened with the parents but I just simply couldn't stand the disrespect and the whole lot of swearing. I have faced the same things with my parents. We are aloof from each other. They never tell me they love me in words. Yes, I have the same typical family that's been described but no, even if I love straightforward, hard-hitting lines it just didn't work for me. The rest of the poems does nothing much.
This one collection annoyed me so much. I do feel guilty for having requested this book and had high expectations and actually ended up not enjoying it. Maybe I picked it up at the wrong time.
Thank you #NetGalley for the book #WeWereAllSomeoneElseYesterday

This poetry collection hit me super hard. As someone who lost a parent to cancer some of the poems were truly heartbreaking. Each one was a vignette into another facet of experiences the author had, whether it be the loss of his mother, things that happened in his family, relationships or other important events.

The writing was beautiful, even when there were changing tones and themes. It's very much a collection about human experience, grief and more. I would definitely recommend it, but take note that there is definitely a trigger warning for death of a parent.