mmcloe's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
I can definitely tell this was written by a gay 18 year old. Some really good band names in here though.
Overall I liked it! Thanks Rimbaud.
Overall I liked it! Thanks Rimbaud.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racial slurs
rationes_seminales's review against another edition
4.0
Que hermoso escribía Rimbaud, qué desgarrador. Expresa la miseria a la perfección y aun así sólo entiendo la mitad de lo que dice.
xristinakarvouni's review against another edition
4.0
Beautiful pieces by a revolutionary french author, Rimbaud, who influenced many with his work including Surrealists. A Season in Hell, an extended poem, really stands out from the rest of his work with its' symbolism, complexity and last but not least with its' enigmatic nature that leaves people guessing.
"In the morning I had a look so lost, a face so dead, that perhaps those whom I met did not see me."
"In the morning I had a look so lost, a face so dead, that perhaps those whom I met did not see me."
maelig's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
fleural's review against another edition
5.0
There's no argument against Rimbaud´s genius and fervor and his feeling of constantly being an outsider and active observer. His poetry is beautiful and full of emotion, brimmed with both sociopolitical and psychosocial commentary. As young as he was, he was a shaper of the ambiance he was living, his words a framework for the spirit of his times. The introduction did not do his life nor his genius justice but it was aptly truncated, written as though frustrated with the brevity of a genius whose madness is retrospectively saner than the times we are living in. Beautiful humanistic poetry, illustrated by elements of Pagan lore and irreverent theology.
pagesofnectar's review against another edition
5.0
A very absorbing poetry collection with intriguing themes that I enjoyed much more than the other poetry collection of his that I read, "Illuminations". Focused on the human nature, the will to either sink into one's sins or release themselves from them, with beautiful lyrics about morality!
anawest's review against another edition
5.0
4 stars for A Season In Hell, 5 for Illuminations, rounding up because of how blown away I was by this work.