A review by rereader33
You Remind Me of You: A Poetry Memoir by Eireann Corrigan

3.0

I am technically giving this a 3.5 star rating, though I sincerely wished it was higher. I am not going to lie, I was disappointed with this memoir. I read it because I had read and done analysis essays on some of the poems featured and fell in love with them. Unfortunately, most of the poems are not up to snuff and the non-linear narrative makes it very hard to keep track of events in a timeline sense. I love her writing style and her use of enjambment in her poems to create meaningful pauses or move the poem along just to stop dramatically. Her simple but thoughtful language use makes this an easy read but enjoyable to analyze. I would not say this is a terrible book and her poetry style is well-worth the read, but as someone who fell in love with her work this was pretty disappointing all things considered.