Reviews

Red Bird by Mary Oliver

destinylmw's review against another edition

5.0

one of my favorite poems (invitation) is by Mary Oliver so I've wanted to read a few of her collections for awhile but I was afraid it would be the type of poetry that was hard to understand. I finally read these and that couldn't be further from the case. There were a few I had to read more than once but for the most part they were easy to understand. A lot of nature vibes and at least in these two collections several references to her doc percy. I'm going to share a few favorites from each book.

courtney_bird's review

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.75

hades99's review

emotional reflective slow-paced

5.0

book_darner's review

reflective slow-paced

4.0

kismazsola's review against another edition

4.0

3,5-4 csillag

"But I always think that the best way to know God is to love many things."
Vincent van Gogh

Ez a mottója a könyvnek, és igen pontosan leírja azt az életszemléletet, amit közvetítenek a versek. Biztos vagyok benne, hogy valamelyik versében (nem ebben a kötetben) maga Mary Oliver is leírja, hogy Istent szeretni a legtisztábban a teremtményein keresztül lehet. Mert ennek a nőnek van hite, és az egész munkássága tulajdonképpen egy hitvallás. De nem az egyházhoz kötődő hitre kell gondolni. Számára a transzcendencia az a valami, ami teremtette azt a csodát, amit természetnek, növény- és állatvilágnak hívunk. És ez nagyon tiszta. Ez a tisztaság tükröződik továbbra is a költeményekben, amiket kifejezetten jól esik olvasgatni, főleg egy (már majdnem) téli estén.

angeliki6's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.75

katscribefever's review against another edition

5.0

Perfect perfect this collection is perfect.

rjbedell's review

medium-paced

4.25

tlindhorst's review against another edition

3.0

I love Mary Oliver, but I find her later books less inspiring. They feel more repetitive. This one engages with the Iraq war & her own aging, so a more melancholy tome.

ansmith917's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

5.0