Plainwater by Anne Carson

Plainwater

Anne Carson

272 pages first pub 1995 (editions)

nonfiction essays poetry reflective relaxing slow-paced
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The poetry and prose collected in Plainwater are a testament to the extraordinary imagination of Anne Carson, a writer described by Michael Ondaatje as "the most exciting poet writing in English today." Succinct and astonishingly beautiful, these ...

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Moods

reflective 93%
challenging 51%
emotional 36%
informative 12%
mysterious 12%
adventurous 8%
inspiring 8%
funny 6%
sad 6%
dark 4%
hopeful 4%
lighthearted 4%
tense 2%

Pace

slow 72%
medium 25%
fast 2%

Average rating

4.14

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