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staplerscissors's review against another edition
3.0
Fun short essays on language, words, poetry, and writing. 3.7 stars
gracegilker's review against another edition
4.0
I liked a lot about this book but the somewhat fragmentary nature was a little coquettish for me. She’d have these incredible anecdotes or observations and then abandon them without exploring further. The conclusions got me the worst. I think we just have a difference of opinion as to how they should work, but I was generally left hungry at the end of an essay.
Really beautiful thoughtful work from a texas poet. I look forward to reading more of her stuff. Thank you for introducing me to the idea of diachronic translation.
Really beautiful thoughtful work from a texas poet. I look forward to reading more of her stuff. Thank you for introducing me to the idea of diachronic translation.
dcmr's review against another edition
2.0
An uunusual blend of confessional / memoir-ish / literary criticism, which moves from personal to academic, from conversational to intellectual.
A good clever, smart start that waned with the pages (as clever tends to do).
A good clever, smart start that waned with the pages (as clever tends to do).
jannyslibrary's review against another edition
4.0
A wonderful collection of essays. After reading Unreality of Memory (which will definitely be in my top favs of the year) I knew I’d read all of Gabbert’s work. I look forward to reading her poetry too.
Also! All this reading is really starting to come together - now I recognize the occasional book/literary reference and it’s so fun! And in this collection I got whole essay about Anne of Green Gables… I’m giddy.
Also! All this reading is really starting to come together - now I recognize the occasional book/literary reference and it’s so fun! And in this collection I got whole essay about Anne of Green Gables… I’m giddy.