erinlynn1989's review
3.0
In accordance to FTC guidelines, I must state that I received a free copy of this book through the First Reads giveaway program.
The Moon Said No is a poetry chapbook full of interesting poems and simple, yet beautiful artwork. I enjoyed reading the poems, and looking at the art. My favorite poem in this book is "Mother, May I."
The Moon Said No is a poetry chapbook full of interesting poems and simple, yet beautiful artwork. I enjoyed reading the poems, and looking at the art. My favorite poem in this book is "Mother, May I."
mckenzierichardson's review
3.0
I received this book from LibraryThing in exchange for an honest review. I was really excited when I won this book. It is the fourth book of poems I have read by Kiser and I could not wait to consume more.The poems were wonderful as I expected they would be. The simplicity tied in with unique voice of Kiser makes for a very enjoyable read. The chapbook includes 18 poems, which were all well done, but there was something missing from this book that made me pause. While all the poems are good, they didn't quite live up to my expectations of Kiser's talent. They didn't all quite reach to the same depth as Kiser's other collections.Still, this is a good book and I would recommend it to anyone, even people who don't normally read poetry. The shortness of the piece is easy to digest and really makes the reader feel the words on the page.
doodlertm's review
2.0
So I don't always do a lot of reviews, but I won this book as part of a First Reads giveaway, so a review is sort of expected.
The vulgarity threw me off a bit, which is partly why I didn't give this book a very high rating. Strong language can be powerful, but it's used multiple times in this chapbook, which leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I did like some of the poems - the author has a good sense of rhythm and rhyme, as well as a raw honesty which shines through the poetry.
I first read about this book on Brain Pickings, and I won this book as a First Read from Goodreads.
The vulgarity threw me off a bit, which is partly why I didn't give this book a very high rating. Strong language can be powerful, but it's used multiple times in this chapbook, which leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I did like some of the poems - the author has a good sense of rhythm and rhyme, as well as a raw honesty which shines through the poetry.
I first read about this book on Brain Pickings, and I won this book as a First Read from Goodreads.
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