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Let Us Compare Mythologies by Leonard Cohen

spinningrims's review against another edition

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challenging reflective sad

3.5

perenial's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful

4.0

madealine's review against another edition

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Shelved as "Books I've read to impress men: A Tragedy." Ultimately it should have been a sign when my favorite piece was titled "Warning"

lukija's review against another edition

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Luin tämän jo pari viikkoa sitten. Luulin tänne jotakin lukukokemuksesta kirjoittaneeni. Kopioin insta-tililtä i tänne sen, mitä kirjoitin.

”Valuvan lihan niitty muuttui happamaksi”

Uskonto, epävarmuuden tunne, uhma, ironia, arkipäiväiset hetket ja havainnot, ihon ja lihan hapuileva kaipaus, kuolema, rakastetuksi tulemisen peitelty vaatimus, ruumiin ja hengellisyyden kohtaaminen, kärsimys, epäröinti, pelastuksen etsintä, olosuhteiden toteamista, groteskiutta, kuivaa realismia, unelmointia... Kerronnallista ja visuaalishavainnollista runoutta. Tilanteita, jotka jäävät intiimeiksi ja yksityisyyden tiloja, jotka aukeavat yhden ihmiselämän yli. Nuoruuden runoutta paikoin rikkailla harmaan sävyillä. Tämä ei ole väritön.

ashima's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective medium-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? Yes

4.25

book_dragon_99's review against another edition

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dark emotional slow-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

4.0

jesse_level's review against another edition

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4.0

No surprise that Cohen was a great poet too.

piteog's review against another edition

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reflective slow-paced

4.0

goatsrsexy's review against another edition

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3.0

The poems are very clearly written by a 22 year old still finding his place in the world, and some of them are honestly not great. But you can see glimpses of his future works, and some of them are wonderful. There is a very religious theme in this book. All of Cohen's art is tied to religion in some ways, since he had such an interesting relationship with it, but it's especially blatant in this book.

caitlinfern's review against another edition

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emotional medium-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

4.0