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annaclo's review
3.0
I'm pretty sure I've made it obvious that I love Ready Player One. This collection of poems was meh. Some of them I enjoyed, but some of them I just kind of skimmed.
"do all the things that you intend to do right now, as soon as you get around to it. First thing tomorrow."
"do all the things that you intend to do right now, as soon as you get around to it. First thing tomorrow."
melowdee's review
5.0
This book just has so many amazing poems. It's too short. Needed more. But it really hit me and connected.
chloe_crammond's review
5.0
If you loved Ready Player One as I did, I urge you to pick this up.
I'm not normally a fan of 'slam' poetry, preferring my poetry in the classical style, and I do feel as though the endings to some of these pieces could have been stronger (Cunning Linguistics aside), but that having been said - I enjoyed every second of this collection.
Every sentiment rang true, and worded in a way I can only describe as 'genius' (the first stanza of 'When I was a Kid' is particularly good). I've read a lot recently that didn't align with my outlook, so it was a beautiful thing to read a collection that felt as though it was written purely for me.
I'm not normally a fan of 'slam' poetry, preferring my poetry in the classical style, and I do feel as though the endings to some of these pieces could have been stronger (Cunning Linguistics aside), but that having been said - I enjoyed every second of this collection.
Every sentiment rang true, and worded in a way I can only describe as 'genius' (the first stanza of 'When I was a Kid' is particularly good). I've read a lot recently that didn't align with my outlook, so it was a beautiful thing to read a collection that felt as though it was written purely for me.
chloesgl's review
funny
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
kleinerpanda_'s review
4.0
Wirklich faszinierende Texte. Ich mag den Schreibstil sehr und der Inhalt ist einfach grandios. Die Geschichten sind interessant, regen zum Nachdenken an und sind vorallem sehr unterhaltsam und amüsant.
Großartig!
Großartig!
jayfoxisdoingfine's review
1.0
I said before that Ernest Cline is 'That Guy' but jeez
After reading the poem 'Nerd Porn Auteur' outside of this book I knew I was getting into something bad, and the rest of the collection doesn't change that. Cline is writing poems heralding himself as this figurehead for men that 'aren't like all those other men', but will also tell you that you're 'not like other girls'. His 'I am fetishizing a certain kind of woman, but not bimbos, ugh gross, no I want women in glasses with brains' brand of pseudo-feminism is inherently anti-feminist, and it's really gross??
Also Cline on two separate occasions breaks from his poem to sidetrack into a joke about wanting to kill someone, and it doesn't come across as funny. Paired with the poem 'Cinéma Vérité', which is all about killing various members of the public that are rude in a cinema viewing, Cline has a 'comedic' take that actually makes me feel like I wouldn't want to be around this man. Very uncomfortable reading, and not in a fun way. Would like to wipe this memory from my brain.
After reading the poem 'Nerd Porn Auteur' outside of this book I knew I was getting into something bad, and the rest of the collection doesn't change that. Cline is writing poems heralding himself as this figurehead for men that 'aren't like all those other men', but will also tell you that you're 'not like other girls'. His 'I am fetishizing a certain kind of woman, but not bimbos, ugh gross, no I want women in glasses with brains' brand of pseudo-feminism is inherently anti-feminist, and it's really gross??
Also Cline on two separate occasions breaks from his poem to sidetrack into a joke about wanting to kill someone, and it doesn't come across as funny. Paired with the poem 'Cinéma Vérité', which is all about killing various members of the public that are rude in a cinema viewing, Cline has a 'comedic' take that actually makes me feel like I wouldn't want to be around this man. Very uncomfortable reading, and not in a fun way. Would like to wipe this memory from my brain.