honeydewfelon's review against another edition
5.0
A brilliant follow-up to his national book award-winning collection, Indecency.
fclancy93's review against another edition
dark
reflective
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
4.75
melissacroce's review against another edition
5.0
holy shit. this book needs to be read twice over (at least!) to truly appreciate its greatness.
little102red's review against another edition
5.0
I think this is my favorite poetry collection I've ever read. I'm already reading it again. Absolutely amazing.
eye8emily's review against another edition
dark
emotional
fast-paced
This was interesting and had some really strong imagery that was striking. I appreciated who the author plays with darkness/mythology.
samsam123's review against another edition
2.0
The poems in this collection operate in a visceral level. The body is at the Center here, and the author evokes such cutting imagery! There are lines in some of these poems that will gut you. However, for me, I didn’t get much of these poems. I like his descriptions of place, but the poems were interrupted by me having to look up several words. The poems also began to feel like they were just too much of the same over and over again, for me. Perhaps I just did not understand this text. This was not the collection for me.
timbooksin's review against another edition
2.0
In both text and audio, this just didn't do it for me.
el_dobbs's review against another edition
3.0
It's so hard to rate poetry, so I just am not going to. This was a difficult read--the first time in awhile I've really struggled to really grasp the meaning of what I'm reading. I liked that! I think I would benefit from hearing these poems, too. But I loved the feel of the words, the darkness, the many, many allusions that went over my head. There are so many layers here. I want to study this.