punkrockingnerd's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.0
Ms. Anne, you can't call me out like this
tillybeller's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Suicide
moonscapist's review against another edition
5.0
The soul, is I think, a human being who speaks with the pressure of death at his head. That's how I'd phrase it. The self in trouble . . . not just the self without love (as us) but the self as it will always be (with gun at its head finally) . . . To live and know it is only for the moment . . . that is to know the soul.
roseandisabella's review against another edition
4.0
Sexton's writings were so raw and almost needy sounding, but not in a bad way. You could really get a grasp for what she may have been feeling, and the constant need for validation sort of broke my heart. It was tough to get through, but still worth the read.
shs111's review against another edition
4.0
I read this so long ago that I can't even remember when. But it's one of those hardcover books that I refuse to give away, even if I keep weeding my bookshelves of hardcovers. I refer back to this book often, and encourage any fan of Anne Sexton's poetry to read this. It was excellent.
soavezefiretto's review against another edition
3.0
I want to give this at least four stars, because it was a fascinating read, but the fact that it's edited and put together by her daughter makes me feel somewhat dubious. It's not a rose-colored portrait, but it's the portrait of a daughter. Totally recommended reading though for anyone who likes auto-biographies or Anne Sexton or both.
anacecibv's review against another edition
3.0
"The trouble with everyone just up and dying like that is that there are not faces left to throw your emotions at: love or hate. What do you do with the emotion? Is still there, though they are gone?!?!?!"
blankgarden's review against another edition
5.0
My review: https://theblankgarden.wordpress.com/2015/01/23/a-collection-of-dismantled-almosts/
blankgarden's review
5.0
My review: https://theblankgarden.wordpress.com/2015/01/23/a-collection-of-dismantled-almosts/
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