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a_lit_babe's review
3.0
3.5 stars.
This collection of prose and poems is a really beautiful one. I enjoyed reading it and some of these writings will stood out for me. It talks about journeying, finding solace and home and remembering amongst other things.
This collection of prose and poems is a really beautiful one. I enjoyed reading it and some of these writings will stood out for me. It talks about journeying, finding solace and home and remembering amongst other things.
thelowreylibrary's review
4.0
I am a big fan of this style of poetry. I must say that before anything else.
I love when there is a thematic element (belong, in this one) that courses through a collection. I love when the poet considerately thinks to arrange the poetry with longer pieces next to shorter ones. And I love a well-placed illustration. There's variety, but depth. There's love, but also loss.
A beautiful work! I admire it greatly.
I love when there is a thematic element (belong, in this one) that courses through a collection. I love when the poet considerately thinks to arrange the poetry with longer pieces next to shorter ones. And I love a well-placed illustration. There's variety, but depth. There's love, but also loss.
A beautiful work! I admire it greatly.
theengineerisreading's review
5.0
The way Dawn Lanuza weaves words and finishes with a majestic masterpiece that leaves you with a question about your whereabouts is topnotch!
I rarely read poetry books because, as a training poet, I have a rule to reduce poetry consumption to avoid duplication of style and copying of voice but when I saw this galley available for review, I immediately downloaded and devoured it.
I Must Belong Somewhere is a questioning book.
You'll see yourself asking where do you belong as you flip the last pages of this galley because as humans, we tend to seek the feeling of being home in places, people, and things we feel comfortable.
The vivid description of how the voice of the story transcended from childhood to adulthood without having definite answer to her own questioning is purely human and resonates with me in a personal level.
Overall, this coming-of-age book is highly-recommended for readers from all walks of life because at the end we are all human and the most fitting answer to our own questioning is the title of this book, I Must Belong Somewhere.
RATING: 4.5stars
I rarely read poetry books because, as a training poet, I have a rule to reduce poetry consumption to avoid duplication of style and copying of voice but when I saw this galley available for review, I immediately downloaded and devoured it.
I Must Belong Somewhere is a questioning book.
You'll see yourself asking where do you belong as you flip the last pages of this galley because as humans, we tend to seek the feeling of being home in places, people, and things we feel comfortable.
The vivid description of how the voice of the story transcended from childhood to adulthood without having definite answer to her own questioning is purely human and resonates with me in a personal level.
Overall, this coming-of-age book is highly-recommended for readers from all walks of life because at the end we are all human and the most fitting answer to our own questioning is the title of this book, I Must Belong Somewhere.
RATING: 4.5stars