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These Are My Big Girl Pants: Poetry and Paintings on Womanhood by Amber Vittoria

hannahkkitchen's review

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1.0

I hate to leave at wildly negative review, but there were only four pages in the entire thing that I felt were worth reading which is disappointing as I like the concept and themes. Oof. So glad this was from hoopla and that I did not spend money (or much time) on this.

doc_savage's review

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3.0

Insightful snippets and interesting paintings that connect. I didn't dislike any of the poems, but I also didn't feel the need to add sticky notes or share with my friends immediately.

sandsing7's review

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inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.25

joanabrt's review against another edition

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emotional slow-paced

4.25

servemethesky's review

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3.0

A super quick read, even if you try to savor it! I think I read the whole thing in 20 minutes. I’ve always loved seeing Amber’s art on Instagram and own both a print and a puzzle featuring her work.

In this collection, I enjoyed the paintings more than the poems. The poems felt a bit trite and vague, though I appreciated the themes. I love the bold, vibrant colors in her work; I found I loved the paintings and perhaps digital art? far more than the ones done in crayon or colored pencil (not sure which, they just come across as more childlike).

bookobsessed_kb's review

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inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

2.75

I liked it but most poems were four lines or shorter, which limited their depth and kept it pretty surface level. There were definitely a few that I related to or enjoyed, but quite a few were a little bit repetitive of classic quotes (ex. you can’t enjoy the sunshine without the rain). The abstract art made for a fun pairing though!

booksandselfcare's review

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reflective

5.0

meagmyers29's review

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

gellyreads's review against another edition

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emotional fast-paced

2.0

This wasn't for me. I didn't get the art and it felt pretty generic. I wanted to like it a lot more than I did. 

missmac_'s review against another edition

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fast-paced

4.0