herblueglasses's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
utopologist's review against another edition
4.0
Gorgeous. The bits of Keats before each section didn't anything for me, just like Keats rarely does anything for me, but Carson is incredible.
caelius's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
5.0
davidvlopz's review against another edition
relaxing
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
realalexmartin's review against another edition
informative
reflective
fast-paced
4.5
Anne Carson could pen the phone book and it’d be like seeing numbers anew, as though they are entirely new shapes yet completely known in your mind.
shivamt25's review against another edition
4.0
"I only feel clean he says suddenly when I wake up with you.
The seduction of force is from below.
With one finger the king of hell is writing her initials on the glass like scalded things.
So in travel a husband's
legend glows, sings..."
I have not read poetry in a long time. I cannot say that I understood it fully but the underlying emotions were too strong to not notice. The essay is sad and real and poetic. But it's not a tragedy. It's easier to picture a love story or a tragedy as poetic. This one is about a simple marriage that crumbled. The essay is weirdly engaging and fast paced. Do give it a go if you're like me who likes to stick his genre but sometimes, just sometimes, wants a taste of something otherworldly.
The seduction of force is from below.
With one finger the king of hell is writing her initials on the glass like scalded things.
So in travel a husband's
legend glows, sings..."
I have not read poetry in a long time. I cannot say that I understood it fully but the underlying emotions were too strong to not notice. The essay is sad and real and poetic. But it's not a tragedy. It's easier to picture a love story or a tragedy as poetic. This one is about a simple marriage that crumbled. The essay is weirdly engaging and fast paced. Do give it a go if you're like me who likes to stick his genre but sometimes, just sometimes, wants a taste of something otherworldly.