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t_thekla's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
virginia, sending t.s. a copy of ‘the waves:’ “hey this is my new book! i based one of the characters on you.”
t.s.: “oh wow! i hope it’s someone happy, well-adjusted, and at peace with himself!”
virginia: “uh… yeah. anyway i’ve been reading those poems you sent me!”
t.s.: “oh wow! i hope it’s someone happy, well-adjusted, and at peace with himself!”
virginia: “uh… yeah. anyway i’ve been reading those poems you sent me!”
lucysnowy's review against another edition
3.0
so i did the waste land for my coursework last year (but never ended up writing on it) so i remember little bits and bobs but this is a very complex poem that requires a lot of explanation to understand.
i understand that this is the point, a response to the disconnection and disillusionment of the first world war.
and when you understand a section it makes it a much more enjoyable read (eg the lil and albert section, tiresias, the opening)
my favourite parts are the onomatopoeia (especially the drip drip of what the thunder said) and all the allusions to both high and low culture pushed together. the hyacinth section too is nice
i am excited to explore this in lectures next week and see what it is like to study this poem at university level
i understand that this is the point, a response to the disconnection and disillusionment of the first world war.
and when you understand a section it makes it a much more enjoyable read (eg the lil and albert section, tiresias, the opening)
my favourite parts are the onomatopoeia (especially the drip drip of what the thunder said) and all the allusions to both high and low culture pushed together. the hyacinth section too is nice
i am excited to explore this in lectures next week and see what it is like to study this poem at university level
alisarae's review against another edition
I won't pretend that I understood. This review gave me hope lol: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53877416
amiboughter's review against another edition
4.0
"I have known them all already, known them all:
Have known the evenings, mornings, afternoons,
I have measured out my life with coffee spoons;
I know the voices dying with a dying fall
Beneath the music from a farther room.
So how should I presume?"
Have known the evenings, mornings, afternoons,
I have measured out my life with coffee spoons;
I know the voices dying with a dying fall
Beneath the music from a farther room.
So how should I presume?"
jessiedev's review against another edition
5.0
just re-read this baby, and just want to remind everyone how crazy dark and amazing it is. that's all.
m4rtt4's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
the love song of J. Alfred Prufrock was my absolute favourite, the other poems I either didn't quite care for or understand. There were sentences and verses that touched me a lot, but the feeling would soon be swept away by another confusing part. Maybe I would've gotten more out of this if English was my first language?
mayflxwer's review against another edition
3.0
Favourite poem: 'The love song of J. Alfred Prufrock'. So good!
I'm rating this three stars, because 'The Wasteland' wasn't very enjoyable for me, I'm simply (pardon the language) too stupid to get the references and don't have the required context.
However, I appreciate how free Wasteland is, definitely a huge influence and pioneering breakthrough in poetry. I want to come back to this when I'm smarter.
The formatting of this edition also leaves much to be desired, it felt quite inconsistent and definitely didn't help my reading experience.
I'm rating this three stars, because 'The Wasteland' wasn't very enjoyable for me, I'm simply (pardon the language) too stupid to get the references and don't have the required context.
However, I appreciate how free Wasteland is, definitely a huge influence and pioneering breakthrough in poetry. I want to come back to this when I'm smarter.
The formatting of this edition also leaves much to be desired, it felt quite inconsistent and definitely didn't help my reading experience.