A review by cwalsh
Last Sext by Melissa Broder

1.0

I was hoping to like Broder's poetry as much as I liked her most recent compilation of essays (So Sad Today) but unfortunately that didn't happen. While Broder still maintains her unapologetic attitude, it seemed that something was missing. For some reason these poems feel unfinished and static, and in all honestly, quite boring. So Sad Today was a strong work that had purpose and to me Last Sext lacked meaning and simply felt like a random assortment of words on a page. I know essays and poetry are hard to compare, but in terms of impact, I think Broder should stick to the former. I hate to give Broder a negative review because her essays hit me on such an extremely emotional level, but after reading this I find it hard to believe that the two works are written by the same author.