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ptrckspncr's review against another edition
2.0
Not a bad book by any means
The writing and verse is fine, I’m just not sure I get it?
At the very least, I’m not in the right headspace to get it or even enjoy it
The writing and verse is fine, I’m just not sure I get it?
At the very least, I’m not in the right headspace to get it or even enjoy it
avparnell's review against another edition
5.0
Thought a lot about Flannery O’Connor’s prayer journal and the lyrics to If It Be Your Will during this; lovely literary companion for Cohen devotees & wrestling w/ the divine
andresreading's review against another edition
5.0
In this book we are offered a glimpse of Cohen's genius.
It's a conversation, in simple terms, where in the first part Cohen is wondering, asking, trying to find an answer, and in the second part he turns the conversation into a prayer.
If you have this edition, make sure to read the index of first lines presented at the end which you will find structured as a poem. I don't know if it was on purpose, but it's worth it.
It's a conversation, in simple terms, where in the first part Cohen is wondering, asking, trying to find an answer, and in the second part he turns the conversation into a prayer.
If you have this edition, make sure to read the index of first lines presented at the end which you will find structured as a poem. I don't know if it was on purpose, but it's worth it.
thedoctorsaysrun's review against another edition
4.0
Book Riot Read Harder Challenge 2022 Task #12: Read an entire poetry collection.
rainbowbookworm's review against another edition
There is a certain ecclesiastical aura to this book--ironic, I know, since Cohen is Jewish. These poems, little psalms as each may be considered, moved me in unexpected ways.
lovegriefandgender's review against another edition
5.0
What starts as eloquent, honest and impassioned poetry gives way to searing and pained political critique of Israel and the wider West.
late_stranger's review against another edition
5.0
This collection turned out to be exactly what I wanted from it - modern-day psalms, not in the kitchy manner of including modern concerns, but simply timeless and written by a modern man. So many of these spoke directly to me.
jacobinreads's review against another edition
5.0
I read this in one sitting.
A book of relentlessly sublime poetry, it is the Belief of an Unbeliever, the Unbelief of a Believer. Beautitudes of a broken world.This book is beautiful, incomparable. I have nothing more to say: read it.
A book of relentlessly sublime poetry, it is the Belief of an Unbeliever, the Unbelief of a Believer. Beautitudes of a broken world.This book is beautiful, incomparable. I have nothing more to say: read it.