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jmarkwindy's review against another edition
2.0
"The News" / "Not For Chopin" / "From Speaking In The Fall" / "Heaven" / "Neptune" / "Poem" / "Snow On The Apples"
seedwa's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
1.25
Unfortunately this did not meet the hype.
The poetry was very quintessential ‘masters of fine arts’ writing - if you know you know. Very cyclical, empty poems with an intention to pull out the visceral and violent of the mundane. This ultimately worked against the poets voice, producing repetitive work that eroded the underlying meaning and exhausted the reader in the dull, piling on top of the mountains of collections that attempt to do the exact same. It possibly would have been a much better collection if the majority of the poems had been cut to create a strong, small set. Alas, it was not so, and the exercise of reading the collection remained trite and disappointing. A collection to be forgotten as the years go on.
The poetry was very quintessential ‘masters of fine arts’ writing - if you know you know. Very cyclical, empty poems with an intention to pull out the visceral and violent of the mundane. This ultimately worked against the poets voice, producing repetitive work that eroded the underlying meaning and exhausted the reader in the dull, piling on top of the mountains of collections that attempt to do the exact same. It possibly would have been a much better collection if the majority of the poems had been cut to create a strong, small set. Alas, it was not so, and the exercise of reading the collection remained trite and disappointing. A collection to be forgotten as the years go on.
rebeccavalley's review against another edition
4.0
This book is so perfect for this moment - it is very interested in the inside of a home, a small town, a self. It asks a lot of questions we can’t answer and attempts to answer them. It’s also very funny, in a peculiar kind of way, and the same voice echoes all the way through so you feel a cohesion that is comforting and startling, all at once.
jessicadmj's review against another edition
3.0
Reminded me of my own poetry style, observing the everyday things and becoming lost in thought. Some of the poems were incredibly insightful, but I feel like only the poet herself can understand the majority of her works. All in all, this is a decent anthology, but I don't think it quite meets up with the hype.
luiscorrea's review
1.0
I hated this book. Maybe I'm not "mature" enough to understand these sad suburban squanderings, and that's exactly why I hate it.
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