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As Often As Miracles by Clementine von Radics

veethorn's review

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5.0

raw and sharp and so, so lovely in places. incredible work. and i cried over it last night, because of these lines:

"whether it's the day you burn
more brightly than the sun
or the nights you collapse into my lap
your body broken into a thousand questions,
you are the most beautiful thing i've ever seen.
I will love you when you are a still day.
I will love you when you are a hurricane."

elysecmcneil's review

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5.0

Incredible book of poems. Gut wrenching and tear jerking in places. Hauntingly real. Writes poetry in the exact manner that I enjoy!

julestx's review

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5.0

Heartfelt, lovely, hopeful and heartbreaking - all the things outstanding poetry should be.

mailenguyen's review

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Absolutely brilliant. (orig 5 stars)

bookwormstalk's review

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5.0

Dear Hannah,
Stop reading poetry in public. Beautiful words make you cry.

This collection of poems are by far the most raw, and honest I've ever read. I can't get enough--I don't think I will ever get enough.

theinkdarksea's review

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4.0

I will pass this thin little chapbook around the circle of those I love who have known love and all that comes afterward. Thanks, Clemente von Radics. Keep writing honest poems.

sb1711's review

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4.0

This is the first poetry book I've finished reading. I like the first half a lot. I found bits and pieces in the 2nd half a bit too cliche (and even narcissistic). But in general it is amazing. I've already ordered another book by Clementine von Radics and I can't wait to read it.

chiahui's review

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3.0

There's no denying that Clementine von Radics' poems are as raw and emotional as you can get. Love her choices and arrangement of words. For me, however, this is a hit & miss book. I like the poems in it but not all resonates with me. There are a few that I walk through without knowing what exactly it was that I just read, and even after several rereads it didn't grapple me - this however is no fault of the author. Then there are also some that just came right out of the book and was so engaging that I reread it many many times just to satiate my hunger - monster/crime scene being a good example of this. Therefore, I still have to rate this book as signaturely hers.

bengines's review

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5.0

!! !!
(still thinking about it the morning after I read through it in bed)
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