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RATING: 5 STARS
2022; Biblioasis
I loved Hail, the Invisible Watchman! This collection of poetry begs to be read slowly and reread some poems more than once...or twice. I have to say my love of Alexandra Oliver's poetry grew when I saw her live the summer of 2022. When I read [b:Let the Empire Down|27133421|Let the Empire Down|Alexandra Oliver|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1456963311l/27133421._SY75_.jpg|47170702] I was a bit unsure of the poems as I did not get the tone (or at least, that is what I discovered after Oliver's reading). When I heard Oliver read and talk about her poems, and something clicked. I read [b:Meeting the Tormentors in Safeway|17347708|Meeting the Tormentors in Safeway|Alexandra Oliver|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1378802284l/17347708._SY75_.jpg|24087953] and I could not wait to read this book (which I had requested before I even went to the reading). Oliver's dry wit, humour and observations are just so lovely and at the same time have me saying "Ha!" and "Ah!" out loud. I will also add that I would classify this as (so called) "Canadian writing" in that there is tone, that maybe only I see that just screams Canadian writer. I am (im)patiently waiting for Oliver's next book.
***I received a complimentary copy of this ebook from the publisher through Edelweiss. Opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own.***
2022; Biblioasis
I loved Hail, the Invisible Watchman! This collection of poetry begs to be read slowly and reread some poems more than once...or twice. I have to say my love of Alexandra Oliver's poetry grew when I saw her live the summer of 2022. When I read [b:Let the Empire Down|27133421|Let the Empire Down|Alexandra Oliver|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1456963311l/27133421._SY75_.jpg|47170702] I was a bit unsure of the poems as I did not get the tone (or at least, that is what I discovered after Oliver's reading). When I heard Oliver read and talk about her poems, and something clicked. I read [b:Meeting the Tormentors in Safeway|17347708|Meeting the Tormentors in Safeway|Alexandra Oliver|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1378802284l/17347708._SY75_.jpg|24087953] and I could not wait to read this book (which I had requested before I even went to the reading). Oliver's dry wit, humour and observations are just so lovely and at the same time have me saying "Ha!" and "Ah!" out loud. I will also add that I would classify this as (so called) "Canadian writing" in that there is tone, that maybe only I see that just screams Canadian writer. I am (im)patiently waiting for Oliver's next book.
***I received a complimentary copy of this ebook from the publisher through Edelweiss. Opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own.***
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