aodhanmurphy27's review against another edition
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
3.25
I fucking love Haikus
dycojams's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
4.0
starlake's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
basho is the goat
ceciiiilllleeeee's review against another edition
slow-paced
4.5
I loved this. Basho’s fascination and care for the world around him is beautiful to read. I also found the introduction extremely useful, particularly its description of the haiku tradition and Basho’s biography. Am keen to read more!
coffeesoakedpages's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
relaxing
medium-paced
5.0
nicole_torok's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 - Another one I read for school...
The first thing that stood out to me was an alliteration, where Bashō describes his "dilapidated dwelling". I also appreciated the use of personification ("river swollen with rain", "the high ones [mountains] point their fingers to heaven; those lying down crawl over the waves", "wrapped in quiet". I thought the last one to be a very powerful and clever line; to be wrapped by something so loud as silence.
This story is very imagery heavy, leaning into the lyrical writing and detailed visuals.
Some of my favorite lines include:
"I became possessed by a spirit, which crazed my soul"
"birds crying and tears in the eyes of the fish"
"falling into a blue pool of a thousand rocks"
I did, however, run into a few problems with the writing. The style of the poems were kind of confusing and I wasn't sure what they were supposed to mean. There were also so many different places and landmarks that all had specific meanings, but it was difficult to keep track of them, and therefore, lost significance for me.
Overall, pretty interesting for something I had to read for class. The imagery is definitely what makes it stand out from others that I have read.
The first thing that stood out to me was an alliteration, where Bashō describes his "dilapidated dwelling". I also appreciated the use of personification ("river swollen with rain", "the high ones [mountains] point their fingers to heaven; those lying down crawl over the waves", "wrapped in quiet". I thought the last one to be a very powerful and clever line; to be wrapped by something so loud as silence.
This story is very imagery heavy, leaning into the lyrical writing and detailed visuals.
Some of my favorite lines include:
"I became possessed by a spirit, which crazed my soul"
"birds crying and tears in the eyes of the fish"
"falling into a blue pool of a thousand rocks"
I did, however, run into a few problems with the writing. The style of the poems were kind of confusing and I wasn't sure what they were supposed to mean. There were also so many different places and landmarks that all had specific meanings, but it was difficult to keep track of them, and therefore, lost significance for me.
Overall, pretty interesting for something I had to read for class. The imagery is definitely what makes it stand out from others that I have read.