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toniclark's review
4.0
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bookchew's review
4.0
Not as complete as "What Narcissism Means To Me" but still a necessary addition to any Hoagland collection. "Here in Berkeley" is one of my favorite poems of all time.
bbshams's review
5.0
a poets ability to utilize humor is a true test of their. mastery of the english language. Hoagland effortlessly blends a chuckle and a deep sigh in every poem, masking his somber reflections on love, fear, and self doubt in a welcoming coat of a pleasant joke or coy quip. like a dog eating a heart-worm pill wrapped in kraft american cheese, i too have been tricked into consuming what is, though at first tough to swallow, ultimately crucial to my existence
kristennd's review
4.0
My plan was to read a couple poems per day or per week or something, but I ended up going through the entire book in one sitting. It was like eating chips. Not entirely surprising, because the same thing happened when I read What Narcissism Means to Me, which came five years after this one. I did not, however, have the immediate compulsion to buy five more copies of this one and mail them to friends, like I did with Narcissism. Nothing in this collection grabbed me in quite the same way as, say, A Color of the Sky. But it was still very good. Edgier. Repeated themes of sex and parents instead of friends and identity. The best metaphors again involved anthropomorphic trees.
maxgardner's review
4.0
This is the first book of collected poetry I've read that does not have a consecutive storyline, and I really enjoyed it. Hoagland does not shy away from the very real issues society is facing but rather confronts them in a stark and poignant manner. There were several of the poems that stuck out to me for their beautiful composition, but the one I can't seem to forget is "Beauty," which is about his sister and the ideas of what it means to be beautiful. I borrowed a copy from a friend to read, but I have a good feeling that I will get my own copy to read some of these poems over and over again, finding something new each time I do.