hetellama83's review against another edition
4.0
This collection is incredible. I have so much love for this. <3
scrow1022's review against another edition
4.0
A novella-in-verse, lovely and revealing, as the narrator has been revealed and then seeks to unveil for others.
kendyllgull's review against another edition
4.0
I have read a LOT of books this semester; some books were eh and some kind of sucked, but Trethewey's collection on EJ Bellocq's photographs is AMAZING! This is a book I will not sell back to the University bookstore.
gjpeace's review against another edition
4.0
I read this in about an hour while cooking breakfast, which may imply that it’s slight, but there is this to consider: I picked this up because I remember reading excerpts from it in a Southern Women Writers class in college five years ago, and a conversation in my graduate Southern Lit. class pushed me to seek it out and read the whole thing. So yes, it’s a quick read, but let me tell you, it lingers.
haholmes's review against another edition
5.0
The poetic story telling based on photography was an intriguing approach that was accomplished beautifully. Trethewey's poetry portrayed a range of meanings that address art, literature, race, and gender.
velcrofrills's review against another edition
5.0
Fascinating to read a collection like this where all the poems are individual expressions of the same character/world. It makes it hard to single out any of the individual pieces as standouts, since they're all narratively connected to each other. That said, each poem really is a standout, they're all so formally complex and (they at least feel) effortless. Can't recommend this collection enough.
mlafave's review against another edition
5.0
5/5
i treasure Trethewey's words whenever and wherever i hear them.
i treasure Trethewey's words whenever and wherever i hear them.