Reviews

Anecdotal Evidence by Wendy Cope

roe_'s review against another edition

3.0

A couple of standouts. Keen on Reunion, An Afternoon, 1972, Memorial, and the final Every.

Considering the impression that Serious Concerns made on me, I can't say I felt the same with this. Of course reading work from older writers is important, but it's equally depressing. Feels like the light has gone out of some of these poems.

zoebasson's review against another edition

4.0

rating: 4/5
reading challenge: 22/75

i had been meaning to read another one of wendy cope’s poetry books, but ended up reading this first, and i’m very glad; it’s given me a taste of cope’s writing and i really enjoyed it. though some of the poems were a bit simplistic/sometimes silly, they held a lot of emotion.

freddievonfred's review against another edition

lighthearted reflective sad slow-paced

3.5

davidsteinsaltz's review against another edition

5.0

I started out to read a few poems, and ended up reading the whole book through. The inveterate jokester has turned wistful, melancholy, and the cumulative effect is heartbreaking and calming.

kindwordsgoodbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

annabelle42688's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

2.25

Not nearly as enjoyable as "Serious Concerns" but there were a few stand outs that had me thinking. 

batata_fryy's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

3.75

reader1378's review against another edition

funny reflective fast-paced

3.0

The second half of the book was better in my opinion. For that I give it three stars 

maggie73's review against another edition

3.0

Two poems stood out for me: ‘A Vow’ and ‘Reunion’, both of which I loved.

lareinadehades's review against another edition

inspiring medium-paced

3.0