Reviews

The Wilderness: Poems by Sandra Lim

sapphodemia's review

reflective medium-paced

3.5

romaverse's review against another edition

emotional reflective

3.75

faloodamooda's review against another edition

slow-paced

3.5

some great stuff and a lot that went over my head 

cosmicbookworm's review against another edition

3.0

I don't yet connect well enough with poetry to give an adequate rating. I enjoyed reading this book but often struggled to guess what was being said. Periodically truths are presented that resonate with me.

lingfish7's review against another edition

3.0

I feel like I’m not artistic enough to fully appreciate the hidden subtext and meanings behind each verse and stanza. I found the poems beautiful and repetition in the themes throughout the book: loss, longing, meaninglessness, wilderness, anger, beauty, and the soul. But it was very hard to understand what the whole of each poem really meant. Where the metaphors lead? The imagery is beautiful and I liked trying to solve the puzzle of words and their meaning, but I never ended up fully understanding any one poem fully.

cstefko's review against another edition

3.0

3 stars

Just a few standout poems. Something about her tone just wasn't connecting for me.

"I wanted to watch the shape / of a movement, / the trajectory of a body as it makes // the shapes that it will in a limited ambit / revolving around an implied center." --from "Rite of Spring"

"Human Interest Story" and "Small Container, Fury" were also favorites.

laceyc1's review against another edition

dark inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A

4.25

audreyledbetter's review against another edition

4.5

Poetry man. Didn’t hit as hard as the Lameris but Lim is brilliant and this collection is is the definition of hauntingly beautiful.