thisbookishcat's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
4.0
Thank you NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I'm genuinely surprised at how much I enjoyed this collection. It was right up my alley, intertwining nature with love and loss, touching life and death in such an ethereal way. I found myself having to pause after poems to soak in the feelings of the author, and my own feelings as well.
If you enjoy poetry, I'd recommend this in a heartbeat.
I'm genuinely surprised at how much I enjoyed this collection. It was right up my alley, intertwining nature with love and loss, touching life and death in such an ethereal way. I found myself having to pause after poems to soak in the feelings of the author, and my own feelings as well.
If you enjoy poetry, I'd recommend this in a heartbeat.
briannab1019's review against another edition
2.0
Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this poetry collection in exchange for an honest review!
This collection had a few really great poems mixed in with a bunch of just okay ones. This one just unfortunately could not keep my attention, no matter how much I wanted to like it. It took me much longer than usual to get through. The good moments were GREAT. But the rest just didn't work for me.
This collection had a few really great poems mixed in with a bunch of just okay ones. This one just unfortunately could not keep my attention, no matter how much I wanted to like it. It took me much longer than usual to get through. The good moments were GREAT. But the rest just didn't work for me.
girlwhosometimesreads's review against another edition
5.0
eARC provided by Net Galley for a honest review
A stunning, cohesive collection of poems that was really beautiful. Every poem had something that I annotated and Clark’s skill with language was unbelievable. Will definitely read more of this author’s other work!
A stunning, cohesive collection of poems that was really beautiful. Every poem had something that I annotated and Clark’s skill with language was unbelievable. Will definitely read more of this author’s other work!
overallshowman's review against another edition
4.0
This isn't Chloe N. Clark's first poetry collection, but this is my first time experiencing her words. With this, I learned three things: first, Clark knows how to title her works. I was just nodding my head with a stupid smile on my face as I scrolled through the contents. Second, it's quite a long collection which makes some concepts slightly repetitive. Because the collection spans five parts, it cannot go unnoticed that some parts just stand out among others, in terms of both idea and execution. Then again, this happens almost every time. Third and last, the language used is very accessible indeed. It's more narrative than descriptive, but I think it's something that can consequently be enjoyed by avid poetry fans, considering Clark's talent in word-weaving. That being said, this is the type of poetry collection I would recommend especially to those who want to get into poetry but do not know where to start.
Thank you, NetGalley and Interstellar Flight Press, for providing an eARC in exchange for an honest review.
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Thank you, NetGalley and Interstellar Flight Press, for providing an eARC in exchange for an honest review.
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coldsoup's review against another edition
4.0
This collection of poems is gorgeously written. The way the words are set on the page is one of my favourite elements. Sometimes the poet invites the reader to pause, to meditate on every phrase they set aside. Othertimes, the poem is a paragraph, read like a cascade of words until the poem's end.
My favourites are:
- Once they sainted a mermaid
- Error coding
-The Witch's House
My favourites are:
- Once they sainted a mermaid
- Error coding
-The Witch's House
petiteghoul's review against another edition
5.0
There is something very melancholic and magical about Escaping the Body by Chloe N. Clark that's stuck with me since I've read this poetry collection. Reminiscent of reading suburban fantasy novels that take emotions and turn them into something dreamy and sentient, Clark's poems articulate experiences and feelings in a compelling and extremely personal manner.
One of my favorite lines from this collection comes from the poem "You'd Be Home Now":
"how I would like to seduce / the infinite, use my tongue / to collapse galaxies in on themselves / over and over, let the stars find new / ways to make my body ache"
I am definitely going to get a physical copy to own and would love to read this writer's future work. Thank you so much to NetGalley and Chloe N. Clark for this eARC!
One of my favorite lines from this collection comes from the poem "You'd Be Home Now":
"how I would like to seduce / the infinite, use my tongue / to collapse galaxies in on themselves / over and over, let the stars find new / ways to make my body ache"
I am definitely going to get a physical copy to own and would love to read this writer's future work. Thank you so much to NetGalley and Chloe N. Clark for this eARC!
linkallyson's review against another edition
2.0
This just felt very disjointed to me. Individually the poems were good, but I wasn't captivated by the writing.
scizzors's review against another edition
5.0
While reading this collection I found myself utterly entranced. Its poems are incredibly effective, using style and aesthetics consistently without becoming repetitive or trite. I kept thinking I had found the best poem in the collection only to turn the page and find one even more compelling than the last.
This is my favourite type of poetry collection. Intimate, haunting and visceral. These poems will draw you in and keep you captivated.
I highly recommend this collection to fans of Richard Siken's 'Crush', Dakota Warren's 'On Sun Swallowing' and Olivia Gatwood's 'Life of the Party'.
This is my favourite type of poetry collection. Intimate, haunting and visceral. These poems will draw you in and keep you captivated.
I highly recommend this collection to fans of Richard Siken's 'Crush', Dakota Warren's 'On Sun Swallowing' and Olivia Gatwood's 'Life of the Party'.