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moonscapist's review against another edition
5.0
All forces have been steadily employ'd to complete and delight me,
Now on this spot I stand with my robust soul.
Whitman's voice is something you will hear booming inside your head ages after you have read his words. Brilliant and exquisite imagery. Like water, brimming with clarity.
P.S. I bless the day I found this sitting on a secluded spot in a local bookstore. He he. [possesive heart eyes]
Now on this spot I stand with my robust soul.
Whitman's voice is something you will hear booming inside your head ages after you have read his words. Brilliant and exquisite imagery. Like water, brimming with clarity.
P.S. I bless the day I found this sitting on a secluded spot in a local bookstore. He he. [possesive heart eyes]
lamontslament's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
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
4.0
ken_bookhermit's review against another edition
4.0
Michael Warner's introduction to this text was informative - even persuasive in pushing me to read the text itself. And I'm glad I did. I read Walt Whitman before - for school, but even then it was only certain sections of Leaves of Grass. But something about this recent act of reading, more in the slant of the personal than the academic that touched me more than usual.
The most crucial, touching aspect of Walt's poetic theme is that:
And he's right. He sets out to convince the world that one does not need salvation (and perhaps, I am easily persuaded because I am just looking for someone to tell me what I want to hear).
Then when he said:
Maybe I've just been really touchy, a bundle of frayed nerves, but this line got to me for no reason other than the celebration of the sufficient self.
The most crucial, touching aspect of Walt's poetic theme is that:
Divine I am, inside and out, and I make holy whatever I touch or
am touched from...
This head is more than churches or bibles or creeds.
And he's right. He sets out to convince the world that one does not need salvation (and perhaps, I am easily persuaded because I am just looking for someone to tell me what I want to hear).
Then when he said:
Yourself! yourself! yourself, for ever and ever!
Maybe I've just been really touchy, a bundle of frayed nerves, but this line got to me for no reason other than the celebration of the sufficient self.
readandfindout's review
3.0
Selections from Leaves of Grass: 4 stars
Democratic Vistas: 1.5 stars
Specimen Days: 2.5 stars
Overall rating of 2.75 stars
Democratic Vistas: 1.5 stars
Specimen Days: 2.5 stars
Overall rating of 2.75 stars
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