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mrsbrewerislit's review against another edition
5.0
I recently went through a Frost collection, so my students could have a fun author study during poetry unit. Frosts background and the way his speakers show his life experiences are thorough and achingly beautiful. His poetry is so fun to analyze.
His life was sad. He was a lover of nature walks. He was a sensitive, poetic man.
His life was sad. He was a lover of nature walks. He was a sensitive, poetic man.
yrsbrn's review against another edition
challenging
funny
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
heidi_mcj's review against another edition
n excellent collection of his poems with nice commentary on the poems.
hannahkelley's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
infinite_tbr's review against another edition
2.0
I struggled to get through this whole thing. I figured that since I liked some of his better known poems, Robert Frost was a great place to start reading poetry. It took me nine months to read this because everytime I thought about it I didn’t want to read anything. Having said that, I can see why he’s considered a great poet. I won’t pretend that I understood all of the poems, but I tried. Some of them, I really liked while others literally put me to sleep. The reason I was able to push through and finish this is because I started to think about it in terms of the world events happening around Frost. It was far more interesting to read the poems through the lens of them as reactions. Frost’s poems span World War I, the Great Depression, World War II and the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the start of the Cold War. He’s incredibly pro-nature, to the point of being anti-industry and even anti-science at points. However, he also writes a lot about the stars and astronomy. It was fascinating to see the dichotomies and his attempts to understand the world as a whole. Overall, I struggled but I did find bits and pieces of it all that I liked.
ccoelophysis's review against another edition
4.0
Great stuff. This edition is pretty bare bones, with no essays or footnotes. Good volume for anytime reading but to study Robert Frost in-depth try a more modern collection. The jacket claims this is the very first collected works so I imagine more material may have been uncovered since this was published.
reaganwaggoner's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.5
aga89's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0