radagast_the_brown's review against another edition
rating poetry feels like a cop out, so i won’t. this horror-macabre film of girlhood feels correct to me, and i enjoyed it overall, but most of the poems did not sink in with me like some poems do. i’d recommend this to someone who might like poetry with those themes in it still
harrietthacker85's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
5.0
mallaeuswastaken's review against another edition
2.0
Yeah, I didn't like this. It felt laboured, like it was trying extremely hard to seem mysterious and layered without actually containing much of substance. There's the usual themes and imagery of women's bodies, sex and gender, violence; but nothing that hasn't been done before or better by other poets in other collections.
Just a real [sad trumpet noise] of a collection.
Just a real [sad trumpet noise] of a collection.
rjmlivingston's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
3.5
casparb's review against another edition
Had a sly reread this evening. She holds up marvellously. Macabre emphasis was felt more this time and I really appreciate that ta
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Lots of love for the review that describes this as having 'too many metaphors'
Cheers Rachael you are an inspiration a delight
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Lots of love for the review that describes this as having 'too many metaphors'
Cheers Rachael you are an inspiration a delight
justanothersamsmith's review against another edition
3.0
A dark and fantastical collection full of gothic imagery, feminist motifs and an air of Margaret Atwood's shorter works like The Tent or Stone Mattress. A thoroughly enjoyable read. Four stars :))
lovster's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.75
really interesting portrayal of how suffering intertwines between nature and humanity very precise but still intricate lovely stuff
hmack's review against another edition
challenging
3.5
Favourites:
- Lunantic Urbaine is good
- So is No last kiss
- Rodeo fun on a Sunday
- ^ all part of nights of poor sleep poem
- Many Bird Roast
- The Indigo Field
- Seer
- Porcine Armour Thyroid
- Cravendale
- p. 42
- p. 44 I feel that
- Prairie Burning
- Apostles Burning
- Banshee