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To Drink Coffee with a Ghost
To Drink Coffee with a Ghost | Amanda Lovelace, ladybookmad
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"You cannot have a funeral for your mother without also having a funeral for yourself." This book poses the ever-lingering question: What happens when someone dies before they're able to redeem themselves? From the bestselling & award-winning poetess, amanda lovelace, comes the finale of her illustrated duology, "things that h(a)unt." In the first installment, to make monsters out of girls, lovelace explored the memory of being in a toxic romantic relationship. In to drink coffee with a ghost, lovelace unravels the memory of the complicated relationship she had with her now-deceased mother.
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Catsandbooks 👏🏼👻🖤 1mo
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OrangeMooseReads
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Another good Lovelace. Her struggle with her mother‘s death and the complicated relationship that the 2 had while Lovelace was growing up. Shows how tricky and complex grief is.
4⭐️ short poetry with depth and feeling.

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KelsiTaylor
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“I only wanted to keep you safe,” you screamed
“Then why didn‘t you?” I cried

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Rehesina
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Panpan

This was okay. Better than the others I guess. I feel like it's hard for her to stick to a theme and she kinda starts repeating stuff from her other books.

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Gryffleclaw95
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I found Lovelace‘s second part of the “things that h(a)unt” duology much stronger than her previous “to make monsters out of girls”. This collection of poetry promptly ripped my heart out and made me reflect on past experiences while simultaneously being uplifting. Again, there were still a chunk of poems that I couldn‘t relate to, but overall this collection was well done.

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eram10
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“What you told me after you saw the thin lines on my wrist - depression doesn't exist.“

“If I didn't lose weight, you said I was disgusting - there was never any winning with you.“

“I'm afraid I'll be just like you. I'm afraid I'll be nothing like you. - my empress in reverse.“

“Tell me you love me even if you have to cross your fingers behind your back while you do it - I don't mind being lied to, baby“

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I was walking around Target and found this book. I didn‘t buy it. But I did flip it open and this is the poem this book selected for me. It reminded me of childhood, parts taken away because choices a parent makes take control over your life and sometimes not for the better. And so I may have loved the cover and the author but this poem was so heavy and that is not a weight I choose to carry... in my hand or on my bookshelf.

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kaleidoscope.reader
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I loved how honest her words were. As I read each poem, I felt like a ghost in her mind. I was pulled into emotions I was overwhelmed with. Definitely recommend this.

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KathyWheeler
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I‘ve liked other Lovelace books better, but I did still like this one. She is, as always, working through her feelings about a difficult relationship— this time with her mother. I really liked the art.

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Stunning, beautiful, wonderful, sad poems. I love her work and will continue to read her books and save the poems for myself to remind me of who I am and where I came from. Words cannot describe what I feel when I read her poems.
5 stars

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Linsy
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I found this volume exploring mother-daughter relationships beautiful and haunting. It gave me a lot to think about. 🍂

#nfnov

rsteve388 6 pts 5y
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ChristieWitch
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Absolutely loved the newest addition to Amanda Lovelace's poetry collection!

ElizaMarie I love the title of this! 5y
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Meeko93
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This was one of my favorites from Amanda. Very deep and amazing. My favorite poem was finding new meaning 💜🖤💜🖤📚💯 #Simba

readingjedi Is that a real pumpkin or an ornament? It's flawless! 🎃😂🎃 5y
Meeko93 @readingjedi hahaha it's real 😂🎃🖤 5y
readingjedi @Meeko93 Well it's just won the prettiest pumpkin award 2019! 5y
Meeko93 @readingjedi why thank you. It is adorable ❤️ 5y
Leftcoastzen Sweet kitty face!😻 5y
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I am loving the newest release by Amanda Lovelace. This entry is my favorite by far! 😍 #poetrymatters

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AshleyKorinE
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As everything Amanda Lovelace writes is amazing, so is this! It‘s one I can connect with but not on the level of Princess which is my favorite poetry book! Her writing is good and self care is recommended. Her story with her mother is heartbreaking and often a major part of her poetry, this one is no different discussing grief, letting go and, forgiveness. It‘s also heartwarming in the same book opening up both sides of the story.

TrishB Looking forward to this 👍🏻 5y
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Totally forgot I preordered this beauty. #covercrush #7days7covers Day 1! @Emilymdxn

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To drink coffee with a ghost is probably my favorite Amanda Lovelace collection (it‘ll probably change after her next release though 😂) it‘s about finding and making peace with those you lost before you were able to actually make peace with them and remember the good times and keep on moving on. It‘s gorgeous.
#todrinkcoffeewithaghost #netgalley #amandalovelace #poetry

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Couldn‘t connect to this one as much as some of her earlier work but it‘s still a powerful collection.

⭐️⭐️⭐️ #Netgalley

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gradcat Love that cover with the Ouija thingy! ♥️ 5y
EKonrad @gradcat Yeah, there are some cool illustrations in the book too. 👍🏼 5y
gradcat So, is it short stories or poems? The idea of illustrations sounds great—too bad the book didn‘t exactly live up to the illustrations. 5y
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EKonrad @gradcat It‘s a collection of poems. I actually wish there had been short stories too! You might like the book more than I did because of some of the artwork. 🤷🏽‍♀️ 5y
gradcat Thanks for the info...it‘s very helpful! ♥️ 5y
EKonrad @gradcat Any time! 😊 5y
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