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" . . . read these leaves in the open air every season of every year of your life . . . dismiss whatever insults your own soul, and your very flesh shall be a great poem and have the richest fluency not only in its words but in the silent lines of its lips and face and between the lashes of your eyes and in every motion and joint of your body."

I could have done without Whitman's overzealous patriotism, but the genius of his work is beautiful and utterly undeniable.

lizzye33's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

5.0

aurodon's review

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While I enjoyed many of Whitman's poems, I most enjoyed reading Whitman's musings at age 71 on his motivations for writing Leaves of Grass. Understanding where he was coming from made me appreciate his work all the more, even poems that didn't otherwise speak to me - and I found his motivations to be fascinating.

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adventurous hopeful inspiring 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

3.0

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