Reviews

So Bright So Bright So Bright by Adam Lawlor

12dejamoo's review

emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

One of the most physically beautiful books I own, and full of pretty captivating poems

somethingarosie's review

4.0

I won ‘So Bright So Bright So Bright’ in a Storygraph giveaway. I really enjoyed reading this. Of course, some pieces resonated with me more than others, but Lawlor’s writing shows so much potential. I am eager to read whatever they write next. 

The following is my favourite piece from the collection, one of the most beautiful passages I have read in a long time:

Take your pain 

unfold it

wear it warmly

on the surface of your skin 

feel it raised

following,

branching from

trunked and rough-barked trauma 

outward from arm and thigh 

to delicate web,

crystalline at your warm fingertips, 

and spread this newness, 

this beauty from lightning, 

this flash and heat

reaching from

 then to now.

husblah's review

emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

4.0

corvoid's review

3.5

some of the poems really touched me, others not so much (but that often happens to me with poetry). I really liked how the pictures accompany the writing

katharina90's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

4.0

I really enjoyed this long poem and read it in one sitting.

Some parts resonated more than others, but I highlighted many lines throughout. 

lails_x's review

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

aleilvandrea's review

emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I found this opera a mixture between a short tale and poetry. I devoured it, felt the emotions as my own, kinda relating to some parts