chawkinsknell's review against another edition

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4.0

I loved the way the author integrated biography and poetry. Can't help but feel close to Plath, and also can't help but be freaked out by that.

hey_laura_mc's review against another edition

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4.0

The best kind of literary criticism: gives the reader the background (and what context could be more notorious and suffocating than the Hughes/Plath mythology?) without relying wholly on it and still seeing the poetry as exactly that - that is, poetry. Well-researched, measured, thoughtful.

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4.0

"Quando sei l'unico scrittore creativo in famiglia, possono nascere gelosie e contrasti se gli altri non capiscono perché ti chiudi in una stanza solo con i tuoi pensieri, nel tentativo di corteggiare la musa. Quando si è in due, invece, c'è un'atmosfera di collaborazione. È più facile concentrarsi su cosa si fa, perché tutti e due si fa la stessa cosa. È come cantare insieme al buio."

Se il matrimonio fra Ted Hughes e Sylvia Plath è una canzone intonata al buio, le [b:Lettere di compleanno|13017313|Lettere di compleanno|Ted Hughes|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1425482556l/13017313._SX50_.jpg|3051059] ne sono la partitura ed Erica Wagner è la simpatica vicina di casa che ti insegna a leggere la musica.

balancinghistorybooks's review against another edition

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4.0

Wagner's partial biography of Plath and Hughes, and commentary on Ted Hughes' Birthday Letters, is both admirable and fascinating. Her commentary is well thought out, and whilst relatively slight for a book of this kind, there is a lot of depth to be found. Best read and savoured slowly, as there are a lot of ideas to chew over.
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