I know most of you probably clicked on this so that I can [ __ ] on this book don't try
and deny it. Shh. Don't.
Hi it's Divya G! I make videos about books design and the media. What does the g stand
for? The g stands for Gabbie Hanna's done it again! You little monster you!
You might recognize Gabbie Hanna for her infamous vines, her exhilarating youtube content and
her hit records. I don't. All I know are the memes.
oh, she blocked me and that shows you what kind of person this is!
Influencers do it all these days! For example, influencing you into believing that they can
literally do anything! And in 2017 she wrote a poetry book called Adultolscene. Spoilers
I didn't like it. My girl has been working overtime this pandemic because like a stubborn
weed she just won't go away and she's blessed the world with another one. She's even titled
it appropriately Dandelion. I read it so that you don't have to. So how does it stack up
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membership so that you can explore your own creativity. Dandelion! 243 pages long and
around 200 or so poems. I read it all. You're welcome. It's very similar to Adultolescene
but I do think Gabbie takes it a little bit further this time. The themes are a little
bit more darker and a bit more explicit: death, suicide, anorexia, sexual assault, depression
love. Some of the poetry is borderline grotesque and some of the illustrations: harrowing.
First poem: we start off on a good note. It doesn't so much bang it's more so like squeaky
pop test for hydrogen gas. I was 26 years old when i saw my first flower and instead
of rejoicing in its beauty I mourned for all the years i was blind. This poem is about
a quiet mourning of a life lost to depression. From the get-go she invites us into the darkness
of her mind - the fixation on the lost and not the found. We can tell she's very muted
the lack of capital letters appearing soft and unconfident and to be honest i'm bullshitting
here because it is my honest belief that anything can be deep if you try hard enough. One. Sometimes
finding the right person just means realizing all the things you thought mattered to you...
don't. But is this any better than this? Honestly? Yes.
Sometimes. I'm not gonna lie there were a few poems in here where i was reading it and
i was like oh Gabbie girl all right all right go off get in that english language the english
literature in there all right! If you like very literal metaphors
get it? hahaha. If you like very simple easy to grasp imagery and you were one of the people who
shared this Facebook post which was like she believed he lied then yeah. But I'm struggling
to say nice things Gabbie because you've put retired Remy trying to be Master Oogway in
the corner saying fake Facebook buddha quotes. The man who feasts on the destruction of others
will never be full. I wonder what makes god laugh? And then you have poems like straw
with images like this
and it becomes very hard to keep defending this book.
What I realized is that this book is like a toxic relationship all right like just because
some bits are promising it doesn't mean we need to keep going all right. I think one
of the big problems that I had with this book was the ordering of the poems it felt very
random. Maybe that's like a statement in itself about the way that her mind works and the
state of her mental health but to me as a reader, I was just like this feels a little
bit a bit jarring. In the last video, I played this game called
poems that could be tweets but I think this time it's more like poems that could be the
intro to a drake song. Are you moving on or just giving up? Maybe
they feel similar enough. You can lie to yourself to make it through but either way, I'm proud
of you.
I blocked your number so I could stop waiting on a message that would never come
I can't wait to get under the covers at night so I can think about you. Remember you. Pray
to have you in the bed I used to share with you.
I think this is what it is to miss you. I miss you.
I hope I never have to hear your stupid [ __ ] voice again but please [ __] call me.
I never want to see you again... for now.
Poems that British high schoolers doing a freestyle rap battle thinking that they're the next Dave would think is good. *cough
cough* Uh. Yeah It's D G Khaled in the house! Yeah I don't kiss and tell cause even if I
had someone to kiss I'd have no one to tell. Be wary of the price be sure of your desires
the fire melts the ice, but water kills the fire. Uh I tried to follow my dreams but they
got a restraining order I said hey man what the hell? That's well out of order! I'm really
easy going until I'm done pretending that I'm real easygoing. Uh yeah yeah yeah yeah
yeah yeah uh. Poems that redefine poetry aka if this is
a poetry book why aren't there any poems in it, Gabbie?
Why aren't there any poems in your poetry book?
I lost my credit card and the customer service woman asked me for my credit card number but
i didn't know my credit card number because i lost my credit card! Dear diary sorry to
bother you again but this girl is the nastiest skank [ __ ] I have ever met do not trust
her she is a [ __ ]. I don't want a boyfriend I just want a guy to hang and grab food with
every day and cuddle with every night. Yeah, who i can introduce to my parents also doesn't
talk to other girls in any romantic capacity and maybe the future if it's something we
both mutually decide is financially and personally right for us... buy a home, start a family
nothing - serious i'm chill like that. Thank you for the thank you card! All right so the
thing I did appreciate is at the end we have a few short essays on her life and i think
that's when you do start to empathize a little bit with Gabbie. She talks about poverty the
terrifying ordeals of her sexual assault and she talks about this tumultuous relationship
with her mother and I felt like those are the parts where you could really connect to
her the most. Publishings like these say a lot about celebrity culture and the power
that influences have. Publishing in itself is one thing but, like other influencers,
she's got a lot of privilege to be able to publish such unfiltered thoughts and with
such mediocrity and have that big of a strong fan base behind her that she actually makes
it big on the market. So kudos to her on that. Give it like a 1.7 out of 5. I'd love to hear
your thoughts on celebrity culture, youtubers or influencers publishing books that maybe
just aren't that great but they're still able to make it big. Yeah I challenge you guys
to write a poem in the style of Gabbie Hanna. For creativity purposes. I can't wink. Don't
forget to give it a like if you enjoyed any part of this video and subscribe if you want
to see more of this face maybe not after that but all right I'll see you guys in the future
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