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aliceboule's review
4.0
Wislawa Szymborska is amazing poet. Her poetry is both compelling and personal. She uses the variety of poetic techiques available to her with astonshing ease and elegance.
I feel as though her themes are universal and relate to every single reader: this is most likely why her poetry is so powerful.
If looking for poetry to read, Wislawa szymborska's is definetly the place to start!
I feel as though her themes are universal and relate to every single reader: this is most likely why her poetry is so powerful.
If looking for poetry to read, Wislawa szymborska's is definetly the place to start!
avhm24's review
adventurous
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.25
zebac's review
5.0
Just amazing.
Economical, humane and entertaining, Szymborska creates poems that are like patches of clear sky and sunlight on a cloudy day, elegant, eloquent and elegiac.
Economical, humane and entertaining, Szymborska creates poems that are like patches of clear sky and sunlight on a cloudy day, elegant, eloquent and elegiac.
milktoast's review
5.0
Absolute brilliance and I am so ashamed that I forgot to add this to my GR until just now.
pirate's review against another edition
reflective
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
4.5
tomhill's review
3.0
"Bookstores don't provide
a remote control for Proust,
you can't switch
to a soccer match,
or a quiz show, win a Cadillac.
We live longer
but less precisely
and in shorter sentences.
We travel faster, farther, more often,
but bring back slides instead of memories.
Here I am with some guy.
There I guess that's my ex.
Here everyone's naked
so this must be a beach."
a remote control for Proust,
you can't switch
to a soccer match,
or a quiz show, win a Cadillac.
We live longer
but less precisely
and in shorter sentences.
We travel faster, farther, more often,
but bring back slides instead of memories.
Here I am with some guy.
There I guess that's my ex.
Here everyone's naked
so this must be a beach."
leigh_reidelberger's review
5.0
This was a delightful discovery and I can't wait to read more of her work.