greeniezona's review against another edition
4.0
My love affair with Michelle Tea continues. To be sure, not all of these poems are brilliant. Some are not much more impressive than my own college years' scribblings. But every now and again there are flashes that strike me to the core. And like reading her memoirs, it's a glimpse at a life I could never lead, might otherwise never witness.
I struggled for ages to come up with a cute little digestible bite that I could post here and not hide behind a cut tag, something that would make enough sense without its context, something to show how witty and passionate she is, but this is the best I could do:
my horoscope said Try Something Different
so i thought i would have many girlfriends
instead of the traditional one.
love is like art
you know,
don't quit your day job.
-- "august september"
I struggled for ages to come up with a cute little digestible bite that I could post here and not hide behind a cut tag, something that would make enough sense without its context, something to show how witty and passionate she is, but this is the best I could do:
my horoscope said Try Something Different
so i thought i would have many girlfriends
instead of the traditional one.
love is like art
you know,
don't quit your day job.
-- "august september"
neurodivengeance's review against another edition
2.0
It was nice to hear Michelle's voice again while I'm waiting for Castle on the River Vistula but honestly I think this poetry was probably better performed than read. There are a couple of turns of phrase that make my heart cave in a bit but mostly it feels too vague, or like it's going in too many directions at once. Probably would've been a better read if I hadn't have read all her memoirs from the time already ... but I had, so. Oh, I will say though - the first poem made me laugh out loud. I'd love to see that read.
dylanmariah's review against another edition
4.0
One of my coworkers loaned this to me to read during short breaks throughout the day. I’m not incredibly interested in poetry, so I was surprised when I realized how much I was enjoying it. There were certain lines that were so raw and powerful that I would read them over and over again.
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