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A review by gar42
In the Pockets of Small Gods by Anis Mojgani
emotional
sad
medium-paced
3.75
This book felt like an open wound. Not a book written as a reflection on grief, but a book written in the midst of grief.
The speaker grapples with the suicide of his friend and the end of his marriage, using mythology to frame his experiences. The poems are often raw and heavy, bursting with desperation to find something in the world worth hanging on to.
Some of the stylistic choices in the book were a little jarring. At times, the language felt forced into a “poem-y” style. I also felt like some of the poems were really similar, as if there were multiple attempts to develop the same idea, which at times felt interesting and reflective, and at other times felt repetitive.
The speaker grapples with the suicide of his friend and the end of his marriage, using mythology to frame his experiences. The poems are often raw and heavy, bursting with desperation to find something in the world worth hanging on to.
Some of the stylistic choices in the book were a little jarring. At times, the language felt forced into a “poem-y” style. I also felt like some of the poems were really similar, as if there were multiple attempts to develop the same idea, which at times felt interesting and reflective, and at other times felt repetitive.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Grief