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matthewwester's review against another edition
5.0
((I wish negative reviews of poetry books were more specific on what they disliked. The positive reviews always feel so specific and thoughtful, while the negative reviews leave me wondering why the book had such a bad impact on the person.))
I really enjoyed this book, which to me has all the best elements of confessional poetry without slipping into the overly-whiny or neurotic voice that we see in so many of the amateur confessional poets. Zucker is playful with language, using the shape and music of the words to give texture to the content. The quality of the writing is consistent throughout but one poem sticks out from the others for me, "Welcome to the Blighted Ovum Support Group," which was powerful, honest, and will stay with me for quite a while. It's a wonderful book that I will definitely re-read again in the future.
I really enjoyed this book, which to me has all the best elements of confessional poetry without slipping into the overly-whiny or neurotic voice that we see in so many of the amateur confessional poets. Zucker is playful with language, using the shape and music of the words to give texture to the content. The quality of the writing is consistent throughout but one poem sticks out from the others for me, "Welcome to the Blighted Ovum Support Group," which was powerful, honest, and will stay with me for quite a while. It's a wonderful book that I will definitely re-read again in the future.
books4days's review against another edition
2.0
Not my cup of tea. I picked up this book after hearing the author read her poem "Don't Say Anything Beautiful Kiss Me," which is a cool rebuttal to the idea of a blazon (e.g., Shakespeare's Sonnet 130), but I wasn't wild about any of the other poems in this volume. It's mostly a compilation of ideas, thoughts, and feelings on motherhood, which isn't what I was expecting.
sam8834's review against another edition
4.0
These poems center the domestic life and take up as much space as they want to, which makes me happy.
hannahjoyeux's review against another edition
2.0
some lines ("what if you wanted me the way you want coffee?") made reading this worth it, but over all it was just alright.
hannahlee's review against another edition
5.0
The best and most engaging contemporary collection of poetry I have read in a long time. Zucker's voice is raw, intense, and feels like a friend pouring their thoughts and feelings directly into your head. Her poems - often in the form of long, sprawling, stream-of-consciousness lines - are a masterwork of both control and authenticity. A poet for our age.
pyrrhicspondee's review
3.0
Like a 3.5. Some of these poems I LOVED. I really fell into the long poems and found them incredibly enjoyable. But also some of them were not . . . poems? I have no idea what makes a poem officially. But to me it's something about associative leaps (thanks Robert Bly). And many of these poems don't seem to leap anywhere.
coamyp's review
4.0
These poems kind of make me ache and marvel at how exactly she gets the motherhood experience.
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