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softgalaxy's review
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
5.0
I think this is a poetry collection I’ll have to read again and much more slowly. There is so much imagery and metaphors to unpack, they stay with you long after reading.
Caitlin Conlon is one of my favourite poets, I enjoyed her work Cavity, but The Surrender Theory shows her growth as a writer.
Grief is tough terrain to navigate, but Conlon climbs through it without any expectation of a destination or completion of a journey. Grief just is
Caitlin Conlon is one of my favourite poets, I enjoyed her work Cavity, but The Surrender Theory shows her growth as a writer.
Grief is tough terrain to navigate, but Conlon climbs through it without any expectation of a destination or completion of a journey. Grief just is
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, and Injury/Injury detail
lynini's review
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
5.0
it’s just a beautiful compilation of some of the most heartfelt and moving poetry i’ve ever read. i would recommend this to anyone who enjoys poetry and even those who don’t. i loved this book, it’s poetry will stay with me forever.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Minor: Death
lilawsahar's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
fast-paced
5.0
Read them out loud. It sounds better. I already want to re-read it. I loved each poem and saw so many emotions in myself when she talked about her own experiences.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Grief
skudiklier's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Caitlin Conlon is one of my favorite poets; I've been looking forward to this book so much, and it did not disappoint at all. Having finished it, my heart is so full, and tender, and open.
The poems in this book are gorgeous, and I don't know where to begin describing them. I wrote down so many lines from them that I loved, and notes like "'Clairvoyance' destroyed me." Caitlin knows so well how to toe the lines between grief and love and brokenness and healing. Her poetry makes me appreciate all that is soft.
I absolutely loved this book, and I'm so happy more people will be able to read it soon. I would recommend The Surrender Theory to any fans of Caitlin or poetry in general.
Thank you to Netgalley and Central Avenue Publishing for the chance to review this ARC.
The poems in this book are gorgeous, and I don't know where to begin describing them. I wrote down so many lines from them that I loved, and notes like "'Clairvoyance' destroyed me." Caitlin knows so well how to toe the lines between grief and love and brokenness and healing. Her poetry makes me appreciate all that is soft.
I absolutely loved this book, and I'm so happy more people will be able to read it soon. I would recommend The Surrender Theory to any fans of Caitlin or poetry in general.
Thank you to Netgalley and Central Avenue Publishing for the chance to review this ARC.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness and Grief
Moderate: Death and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Blood