notlikethebeer's review against another edition
5.0
You know when you come across exactly the right book at exactly the right time? This was That Book, at That Time. Wow.
acmoellering's review against another edition
4.0
Funny, ridiculous, moving, and heartbreaking. A resoundingly enjoyable collection of poems.
amcloughlin's review against another edition
4.0
In and out of and in love again. Poetry has rarely hit so close to home for me, and I've been reading and loving poetry all my life. Absolutely worth a read.
sortascared's review against another edition
4.0
Get out of long-term relationship. Read poetry about getting out of a long-term relationship. What could go wrong? (You could cry a lot. A lot a lot. Be called out a lot. Cry some more.) My favorites were: simulacrum, to everyone who said it was going to be okay, cleave, your friends are having more sex than you, crush, after the break-up a married friend tells me she's jealous because of how boring her marriage can be.
mohawkm's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this book of poetry! The author focuses much on her moves across the country, and walking through cities, along with the more painful parts of having the trailing partner be unemployed, and the resulting breakup.
In part, the poems read a little like you are behind the poet's eyes, ala Being John Malkovich. Whether you like a sense of place, relationships, or personal musings, you are likely to enjoy this book.
In part, the poems read a little like you are behind the poet's eyes, ala Being John Malkovich. Whether you like a sense of place, relationships, or personal musings, you are likely to enjoy this book.
scottwoods's review against another edition
5.0
There is a bravado that bubbles out of Aptowicz’s work that is not present in this latest collection. This is not a bad thing. The book is her most personal to date, and with this work we discover that not everything in her world is a joke. At the forefront of TYONM are her traditional and always-welcome traits: warm and accessible language, cut with a hip fearlessness in subject matter and form, spread out over many engaging scenarios. And yet, contextualized through an exploration of loss, we are treated to a collection that not only shows you who she is (all her books do that), but what she’s made of.
Aptowicz possesses a keen eye for good stories; it is what propels her catalog at large, and certainly her best work. Seeing that eye turned on herself (as opposed to squirrels on crack or lawn gnomes. See? An unassailable imagination!) is something to behold. It is an earnest gut-punch of a book, and stripped of her usual buoyancy, leaves us with one of the most honest collections of art this year. Notable poems include "33 1/3", "Austin", "Married Men" and "Not Doing Something Wrong isn't the Same as Doing Something Right."
Aptowicz possesses a keen eye for good stories; it is what propels her catalog at large, and certainly her best work. Seeing that eye turned on herself (as opposed to squirrels on crack or lawn gnomes. See? An unassailable imagination!) is something to behold. It is an earnest gut-punch of a book, and stripped of her usual buoyancy, leaves us with one of the most honest collections of art this year. Notable poems include "33 1/3", "Austin", "Married Men" and "Not Doing Something Wrong isn't the Same as Doing Something Right."
with_drea's review against another edition
5.0
This book is like the best punch to the gut-- especially the last poem.
earlgreybooks's review against another edition
4.0
This was a really great collection. There were lots of poems I really connected to, and the ones that I didn't connect to, I still loved. Definitely interested in reading more of Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz's work!