Reviews

Apple: Skin to the Core by Eric Gansworth

bookbirder's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

5.0

I would not have picked up this book had a realized that it was a book of poetry. However, I stuck with it (by that meaning past the first page) and am very glad I did. Will I be picking up another book of poetry or short stories any time soon? Too early to say…

penelopecanosreads's review against another edition

slow-paced

1.0

hannah_rachel's review against another edition

Was reading for a class but found it difficult to engage with as a YA text 

thatvirgoreads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

sanmeow's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

3.75

a memoir in verse about the author's identity and native culture. i enjoyed the style and the fact that it's a novel in verse because i really like those when done well. an important story to tell and i mostly liked it, though i sometimes didn't like the style + disliked the beatles references because well. i don't like the beatles at all. 

annebennett1957's review against another edition

4.0

Yesterday, as I was talking to my daughter about a different book, she suggested that sometimes one needs to just read a book and let it sweep over you. Read it fast, not slowly, not worrying about all the details. In that way the mood of the book and the words will form an impression and an appreciation. I read the last half of this book that way. I read to feel not to understand and it made all the difference. When a turn-of-phase would stop me in my tracks I would slow down and appreciate before barreling on.

The book is so heart-breaking and revealing. It must have been very painful to write for Gansworth. I only wish that I had read the book in e-book version so I could highlight and preserve those beautiful phrases/thoughts to refer back to later.

"When we are born outsiders, we sometimes
find bridges we can make with our own stories
embracing the ways we are connected, instead
of pointing out the gaps between the two sides" (284)

https://headfullofbooks.blogspot.com/2021/03/review-and-quotes-apple-skin-to-core.html

jkwriting24's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

I don’t often leave reviews, but this one is worth the time. There were so many beautiful phrases that I highlighted. The work as a whole was deeply moving. I would highly recommend this to anyone. 

afro8921's review against another edition

4.0

Eric Gansworth memoir of growing up haundenosaunee on the Tuscarora reservation is a love letter to his culture and also an examination on generational trauma experienced by Native American people in general. This novel in poem form is wonderfully complex and rich.

carstensena's review against another edition

5.0

A masterpiece, complicated, important. Well done, Printz Award committee for the recognition.

bookworm91's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

4.5