Reviews

The Immortal Soul Salvage Yard by Beth May

paideia's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

followeroftheredthread's review

adventurous dark funny inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

poems i liked:

"Electric" (p. 17-20), "Flat Earth" (p. 22-24), "Love part Two: Prologue" (p.25), "So Much Better" (p. 28–30), "Story man" (p. 31), "Be kind for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle" (p. 32-33), "Emails to a professor in 2011" (p. 40-43), "The world is ending and I have to tell the world" (p. 47-48), "There never was a hat" (p. 49-52), "My book report" (p. 54), "So she explains" (p. 57), "Overshare" (p. 59–60), "Woman!" (p. 62-66), "Pscychward sunflower" (p. 71-73), "Chiropractor" (p. 74-75), and "May" (p. 76-79). 

kate_hockman's review against another edition

5.0

Yeah I’d kill and die for this woman.

zoe_library_reads's review

reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

novarielet's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

sketchjester's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

ebbie_casuallereading's review

Hard to rate as it feels like poetry that is very personal, in a memoir-like kinda way. And I don't think it's exactly my kind of poetry either.

I like the ones that talked about the hardship of existing in the world with deep mental health issues, and how that affects relationships with others in particular.

I also liked this quote:
"I've been covered in SPF 10,000
because sunburns don't forgive
But I forgot without sunlight almost nothing can live"

florrya's review

5.0

I keep re-reading, its some good poetry

cma's review

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.25

jessseadoesstuff's review against another edition

5.0

This poetry collection is so good. But it is very heavy. So much that I took a two week break because I couldn't read more. I almost had to stop again today but powered through. I absolutely cried and need a hug. I also want to give Beth May a hug. And tell her thank you.