soireadthisbook's review
medium-paced
4.0
I love being Māori especially when this is the kind of contemporary writing being produced by us. It’s cool, it’s fun, it’s steeped in sacred history and modern identity.
maplessence's review
3.0
3.5★
Poetry (& how a person responds to it) is a very personal thing.
There just might be too much of a generation gap between myself & Ms Tibble for me to really understand/enjoy this collection.
I can appreciate the rich use of language & provocative nature of many of these poems. Some of the descriptions were indeed wonderful.
But Vampires versus Werewolves was just tedious and there were too many prose fragments. Some, but not all of them were poetry differently presented in a different way, but I'm not a fan of fragments. Just padding.
This cover [bc:Poūkahangatus|40737210|Poūkahangatus|Tayi Tibble|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1530951834s/40737210.jpg|63390060] designed by Xoë Hall was just gorgeous & was what made this slim volume jump from the library shelf into my hand.
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Poetry (& how a person responds to it) is a very personal thing.
There just might be too much of a generation gap between myself & Ms Tibble for me to really understand/enjoy this collection.
I can appreciate the rich use of language & provocative nature of many of these poems. Some of the descriptions were indeed wonderful.
But Vampires versus Werewolves was just tedious and there were too many prose fragments. Some, but not all of them were poetry differently presented in a different way, but I'm not a fan of fragments. Just padding.
This cover [bc:Poūkahangatus|40737210|Poūkahangatus|Tayi Tibble|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1530951834s/40737210.jpg|63390060] designed by Xoë Hall was just gorgeous & was what made this slim volume jump from the library shelf into my hand.
https://wordpress.com/view/carolshessonovel.wordpress.com
booktechnerd's review
reflective
fast-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Cursing, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit
mwaskom's review
challenging
funny
reflective
slow-paced
3.25
It’s a good book of poems, but ultimately not my cup of tea
reads2cope's review against another edition
4.5
“In fact, it must be difficult not to sprout a head of snakes in a society that constantly hisses at you.”