Absolutely stunning collection. Mian is incredibly talented and her exploration of race and relationships was beautiful, heartbreaking, and powerful. This is a collection I will definitely be coming back to again!

This poetry collection was absolutely incredible. Beautifully written and relatable. It covered topics such as racism, mental illness and trauma. Honestly, it was so good I don’t have many words. Thank you to Netgalley, the author and publisher for a chance to read and review this book. This author is one to watch!

I felt this book in my soul. From the very beginning I was pausing on pages, rereading and taking in the words again. I’ve never been heartbroken in the romantic sense and I’ve read countless poetry books that depict that exact heartbreak. This book made me feel it in a completely different way. I could actually feel it in my heart, seeping into my bones and settling in my body. And I loved that. The poems were real and harsh. They were beautiful and displayed such a range of emotions that are almost inexpressible. I felt understood in such a new way, as if the author already knew me.
There were also so many important topics discussed with such rawness and delicacy throughout. This is one of my all time favourite poetry books and I’d implore everyone to read it.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing an eARC of this title in exchange for my honest review.

This was a powerfully beautiful collection of poems. I thoroughly enjoyed reading them, and I often found myself silently grieving along with the author. 10/10

I will be picking up a copy when it comes out. I’ve already recommended this to many of my friends.

“Too often, I am the waiting room and not the destination.”

“i am tired of living in a world / where i belong deeply to anyone / but myself”

This is a poetry collection with intense and personal poetry spilling through the pen of the author. In several instances, there were inherent stories in those poetries. This collection is a mix-up of poems that are quite visual in nature and abstract ones too. The allegories and allusions used in this poetry are phenomenal. The metaphors in the poem really bring out the abstract emotions through the materialistic world. The author talks about the troubles of her past relationships, the toxicity which she had to bear in the name of love, racism faced by her at school and other public spheres, the loss of identity that comes with migration, discrimination, longing for belongingness, and several other topics intermingled with her personal troubles with family and relationships.

The writing style of the author is metaphorical and several times during the read I found myself bemused by the choice of comparisons. They were phenomenal and really created an image and feel of the exact situation. I would also like to point towards the extreme observation skills that the author possessed to be able to recreate those feelings and emotions right into the mind of the readers. I9 have read very less poetry but this piece of work sure did leave its mark in my mind. I could easily compare the use of literary devices in this work with that of Dickinson. They both tend to mix personal elements of their lives with impersonal objects around them in their surroundings but seem to resemble the exact emotion. This ability comes with intense observation and being relatable to the audience despite being absent.

Overall, I enjoyed reading this book a lot. This is going to be one hell of a poetry collection of 2022 when it is going to be published. I will give this book 4.5 out of 5 stars. I will recommend this book to those readers who want to read some personal poetry with good and proper use of literary devices. However, I need to add a trigger warning regarding the mentioning of abusive and toxic relationships, racism, troubles of immigration.

This was fantastic, and I loved almost every piece. The only problem that I had with it was that the poems weren't separated to their own page. So they all seemed to run together

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advance copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Just by reading the synopsis (“if you wish to read the story of my people look no further than my body.”) I was instantly hooked and wanting to read more. The author"s writing was beautifully done and i enjoyed the way they told stories while creating imagery for their readers.

Some of my favourite poems:
-What it means to be earth
-Learning to be whole
-A reading of my body

I admire the courage of the poet in weaving her life experiences into her art, however, the writing is not for me. Poetry is very subjective, and based on my personal preference, the writing style in this poetry book did not really hook me at all. It's kind of the "telling" instead of showing, but in a poetry format. I know what she's talking about, but I did not feel anything from the words used and did not form any attachments to any of the entries because of it.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review!

This was a very beautiful collection of poetry. I loved how Pangea was used as a metaphor for the female body, and how men take advantage of both the Earth and women's bodies.

And as someone who has struggled with depression for years, I think it was portrayed wonderfully in this book. Depression is anything but pretty but the descriptions of how it makes people feel were simply breathtaking.

Full review here:
https://thesheepishreader.wordpress.com/2021/11/23/pangea-by-hinnah-mian/

I really enjoyed this poetry collection. There were many heartfelt entries here, and it was well-linked thematically. I would definitely read another one by this poet.

Thank you NetGalley and Central Avenue Publishing for an arc of this book in exchange for an honest review! I’m not a big fan of poetry, but I really enjoyed reading this collection and thought that it was extremely powerful. Each of poems held their own and I loved the metaphors and allusions included in them.

This collection is heartbreaking, beautiful, and memorable. I recommend it and am giving it 4 stars.

I've not read quite such a bleak and sad story that uses such beautiful language and analogies until I read Pangaea. There are some beautiful lines and it is incredibly well written. It is broken up well enough to not be too heavy but also not be disjointed. It tackles a heavy subject matter but it doesn't make you, as the reader, feel excluded by the language. Through metaphors and lyrical language, Hinnah Mian achieves an incredible story.

The ending was where it was slightly lost for me. The pace slowed down very suddenly at the end and I felt it could have gone on a bit longer to come to a more natural finish.