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discoverlatinxliterature's review against another edition
3.0
Rufus Hobster is a vampire. He writes poetry.
A vampires love story through Poems.. name anything better than that…don’t worry, I’ll wait.
Rufus and his Human lover Elise.. a sad love story..? Rufus lost Elise, and so with her, he lost himself…
A vampires love story through Poems.. name anything better than that…don’t worry, I’ll wait.
Rufus and his Human lover Elise.. a sad love story..? Rufus lost Elise, and so with her, he lost himself…
ingridreadspr's review against another edition
2.0
La Petite Mort is about Rufus, a vampire and basically him exploring his feelings through it.
It’s an ambitious book. Sadly for me, it doesn’t work. Couldn’t connect and did not find a gothic appeal. While I enjoy this culture, I think the feelings were a mere representation of a “fight” or conversation with “god” rather than a collection of beautiful thoughts.
It’s an ambitious book. Sadly for me, it doesn’t work. Couldn’t connect and did not find a gothic appeal. While I enjoy this culture, I think the feelings were a mere representation of a “fight” or conversation with “god” rather than a collection of beautiful thoughts.
booksandbirdies's review against another edition
4.0
Thank you to NetGalley for the copy of this book! This book is available now!!
Beautiful, Haunting. That’s not a sentence but that’s how I’d describe this short poetry work by Eli Wilde. This followed a rear story. At times I struggled to follow but I usually don’t read story poetry like this.
Beautiful, Haunting. That’s not a sentence but that’s how I’d describe this short poetry work by Eli Wilde. This followed a rear story. At times I struggled to follow but I usually don’t read story poetry like this.
es_the_book_hoarder's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this poetry anthology. It was an interesting concept to try and have it follow a storyline somewhat, although I do think that some pieces seemed out of place it still worked because, after all, it is written from the perspective of a vampire!
I found Rufus fascinating: his contemplations on life, un-life, happiness, depression, immortality, love, and true death juxtaposed against his thoughts and musings on religion and the reality of his situation really helped this anthology work for me.
I'll be buying a hard copy, reading this again, and doing a more in-depth review for my upcoming website/blog.
Many thanks to the author, publisher, and Netgalley for the ARC.
I found Rufus fascinating: his contemplations on life, un-life, happiness, depression, immortality, love, and true death juxtaposed against his thoughts and musings on religion and the reality of his situation really helped this anthology work for me.
I'll be buying a hard copy, reading this again, and doing a more in-depth review for my upcoming website/blog.
Many thanks to the author, publisher, and Netgalley for the ARC.
smepsmorp's review
2.0
This is a story driven poetry collection written by a vampire. Rufus hobster suffers from his immortality until he falls in love with a human, Elise. However when Elise leaves his side he descends into madness.
Thanks to NetGalley and publishers for letting me read this book in exchange for an honest review!
Thanks to NetGalley and publishers for letting me read this book in exchange for an honest review!
helene0707's review
3.0
La Petite Mort is a short collection of free verse poetry about a vampire longing for his eternal bride. The poems are, as you’d expect, melancholic and thematise death and the afterlife as well as love and lust. Did I find the poems groundbreaking? No. Did they stir my emotions? Some did, yes. We will never understand what it means to live eternally, but through art we can at least imagine what it could be like. Recommended to lovers of anything vampire who don’t shy away from free verse poetry.
++ I accessed a copy via NetGalley. All my opinions are my own. ++
++ I accessed a copy via NetGalley. All my opinions are my own. ++
hungrybookclub's review
4.0
For starters, I love a book that forces me to turn occasionally to a dictionary. It definitely adds strength to the writing and allows the reader to really take in the words on the page. Eli Wilde does this beautifully without seeming heavy-handed or like a 4th grader with a thesaurus.
In this magnificent collection of poetry, Eli shows the reader the insecure, forgotten side of a monster who only invokes fear. Safely behind the pages of this book, we can explore the universal tragic thinking of a vampire - one that seems to not be of the shiny Edward Cullen variety.
The telling of a story of longing, confusion, and love through the eyes of a blood-lustful vampire is unique. I fully enjoyed this collection.
This book is definitely more well-suited for adults or older teens as there are some dark themes, mentions of sexual content and overall violence associated with destruction of self/humanity.
In this magnificent collection of poetry, Eli shows the reader the insecure, forgotten side of a monster who only invokes fear. Safely behind the pages of this book, we can explore the universal tragic thinking of a vampire - one that seems to not be of the shiny Edward Cullen variety.
The telling of a story of longing, confusion, and love through the eyes of a blood-lustful vampire is unique. I fully enjoyed this collection.
This book is definitely more well-suited for adults or older teens as there are some dark themes, mentions of sexual content and overall violence associated with destruction of self/humanity.
exclusivepalmbeachliving's review
3.0
Rufus Hobster is a vampire. He writes poetry.
A vampires love story through Poems.. name anything better than that…don’t worry, I’ll wait.
Rufus and his Human lover Elise.. a sad love story..? Rufus lost Elise, and so with her, he lost himself…
A vampires love story through Poems.. name anything better than that…don’t worry, I’ll wait.
Rufus and his Human lover Elise.. a sad love story..? Rufus lost Elise, and so with her, he lost himself…
sura_reads_books's review
1.0
This has an interesting idea, but unfortunately it just wasn’t for me! I found it hard to connect to the story, understand what was happening at times, and the repetition of some words made it difficult to enjoy the poems.
Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley!
Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley!
manthasbookstack's review
3.0
La Petite Mort is a collection of poems from the POV of a vampire.
There were quite a few references to religion that lost me.
However overall I liked the majority of the poems but found it hard to always connect them to the bigger story.
There were quite a few references to religion that lost me.
However overall I liked the majority of the poems but found it hard to always connect them to the bigger story.