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imrereads's review against another edition
4.0
While I didn't comnect with or 'get' all the poems, there were others that were so strong! Here is an excerpt that I've been thinking about all day.
"Somehow I knew
the planets were making
themselves visible
out of sheer
generosity, as if
they had decided
earthlings were just
too sad, wafting about
in space, feeling so
alone."
"Somehow I knew
the planets were making
themselves visible
out of sheer
generosity, as if
they had decided
earthlings were just
too sad, wafting about
in space, feeling so
alone."
alyssa_sian_reads's review against another edition
medium-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
3.0
kendragaylelee's review against another edition
5.0
I started reading The Latest Winter and felt disconnected...from the poetry, from the imagery, from it all. I said as much to my coworker. She was flabbergasted. "But I love Maggie Nelson," she said, looking at me askance. I decided to keep at it. And maybe it was the releasing of expectations or a gift from the universe for my dogged perseverance... but the next time I picked up The Latest Winter, I fell in love. Hard. It's gorgeous and wrenching. And now my copy is beloved and dog-eared.
kajapotter's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
thrilled's review against another edition
2.0
it's never good when you look at a half-read book from across the room and think all right, let's get this over with
notlikethebeer's review against another edition
5.0
MAGGIE NELSON <3
I struggle to write nuanced thoughts on poetry lol, but I really liked this - the concept really reached out to me, and I feel that Nelson's execution was excellent.
I struggle to write nuanced thoughts on poetry lol, but I really liked this - the concept really reached out to me, and I feel that Nelson's execution was excellent.
avgastright's review against another edition
4.0
4.5. One of the most thoughtful gifts I’ve ever received. I love you, Janae.
vsobaka05's review against another edition
3.0
Some of these are really good; some feel like Maggie Nelson is intentionally trying to make them cryptic to sound smart while keeping us out.
penofpossibilities's review against another edition
3.0
Just today-i felt new for the first time this century -no one noticed me- I was unsexed!-
How do you love men and women if you want to love people one at a time
or one for a very long time. Where
Does the other love go. Where is
Loves home. Do you love
What loves you? Do you still
Love me? I love you.
You were there, I was there.
I wasn't unhappy, I wasn't scared.
I want you to know
I conducted a war for this,
a war to lose my life. I lost it,
I lost it. I reduced it to
a death canoe
and it still came out
as life.
I so wish you were here, to lay
Your ear against mine, hear
The hollow flapping in my head
It was the souls of people
I think it was the souls of people
How do you love men and women if you want to love people one at a time
or one for a very long time. Where
Does the other love go. Where is
Loves home. Do you love
What loves you? Do you still
Love me? I love you.
You were there, I was there.
I wasn't unhappy, I wasn't scared.
I want you to know
I conducted a war for this,
a war to lose my life. I lost it,
I lost it. I reduced it to
a death canoe
and it still came out
as life.
I so wish you were here, to lay
Your ear against mine, hear
The hollow flapping in my head
It was the souls of people
I think it was the souls of people
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Animal death, Medical content, and Grief
Minor: Drug use, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Murder
She explores some thoughts on maternity and how women are expected to bring babies into the world, I wasn't sure how to tag this