meganmilks's review
5.0
These poems are delicate, exquisite, elegant; and yet there is something sour lurking beneath. A real grotesque, a real mystery: we have a locked room, a graveyard, a walled garden, and a true Gothic heroine -- Quinlan's Laura is a Don Quixote figure, made from the stories she's consumed.
from "Laura":
Sometimes Laura felt like she was
Any number of different heroines the way
Everyone talked about her.
Laura is an innocent young girl.
Laura is so fresh and pure.
Laura has a beautiful and angelic demeanour.
Laura is so inexperienced.
Laura has many accomplishments.
Laura is quiet and often blushes.
Laura is a wicked girl.
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from "Laura":
Sometimes Laura felt like she was
Any number of different heroines the way
Everyone talked about her.
Laura is an innocent young girl.
Laura is so fresh and pure.
Laura has a beautiful and angelic demeanour.
Laura is so inexperienced.
Laura has many accomplishments.
Laura is quiet and often blushes.
Laura is a wicked girl.
...
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