Reviews

The Immortal Soul Salvage Yard by Beth May

lippi's review

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

maddness22's review

dark emotional funny reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I got this book as a Christmas gift because I loved Beth May in Dungeons & Daddies and I was so THRILLED that this poetry book was so good. It hits so damn deep and the way the poems all eventually connect is a work of art. There are soft moments that connect the heavy hitting moments and it's a thrilling reflection of what it means to be a woman with a mental illness. What an intense and compelling read!

charlie583's review

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

5.0

ekearle's review against another edition

5.0

This absolutely fucked me up. I listened to the audio book and Jesus Christ Beth broke my heart, but also made me remember that there's good in the bad and bad in the good and that's okay.

teaserena's review

dark emotional funny fast-paced

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

5.0

i am now convinced that beth may is my biological mother (i am only 6 years younger than her and not white)

in all seriousness, what a beautiful book 

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

willowthemoldytoad'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