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Astro Poets: Your Guides to the Zodiac by Dorothea Lasky, Alex Dimitrov

poetkoala's review against another edition

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3.75

Definitely thought it would be poetry but also probably one of my favorite zodiac books I’ve read through? LOVE the Sign Imagination sections, they feel like art. 

emsemsems's review against another edition

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3.0

It made me laugh as I'd expected it would . I knew I'd like it even before I'd started reading it because reading their tweets is one of the only reasons I go on Twitter once in a while .

elhealy5's review against another edition

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2.0

Meh!
It was fun to read and was organized in a cool way, but all of this info could be found online. It oscillated between really lovely info and great poems, and incredibly stereotypical info about astrology (mercury IN retrograde? They don’t believe in rising signs? They believe in cusps???)
I’m not sure what this book was really bringing to the table. It would be a great book for someone who hasn’t ever heard details about Astrology but is into it right now because of ~pop culture~
But if you have co-star, you probably are familiar with all this info
I did love the poems included for each sign

iggyebab's review against another edition

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Just could not finish this book. Although some of the info was interesting, the way it was presented became tedious and a bit annoying.

oytser's review against another edition

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The poem written for each sign leaves much to be desired as I do think it is integral to the premise of the book. 
As to the rest, call me a salty Capricorn (cap sun, cap moon, gemini rising!) but the writing style did not appeal to me. I tried to make it work because I think it's objectively interesting, but each page that passed I felt as though I had to work through, which is not what one wants from a lighter read.

nadyamilena's review against another edition

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3.0

Fun read! Definitely not a book I would recommend to delve deep into Astrology by any means.

tigermuffin's review against another edition

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The cover, I thought, well, the book is going to be all hip beatnik fun.

cllorento's review against another edition

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informative lighthearted medium-paced

2.0

Not what I was expecting which I guess is my fault. Basically a horoscope in book form. Parts of it were okay but it felt like at least 2/3 of the book was hastily written filler - vapid and meaningless.

samudyatha's review against another edition

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informative relaxing fast-paced

4.0

emilyann15's review against another edition

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funny informative lighthearted medium-paced

5.0

I love the trust I felt while reading. Dimitrov and Lasky are both amazing poets and writers, so if you’re looking for either an introduction to astrology or a new perspective on stuff you already know, this book is for you. Definitely going to keep returning to it.