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codiewood's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-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
I particularly enjoyed: song, being boring, idyll, on a train, out of back bedroom haiku, greek island 2, a mystery, dead sheep, lyric poet, the sitter, he tells her, a poem on the theme of humour and the teachers tale.
Would recommend the teachers tale to most!
Would recommend the teachers tale to most!
stuti_is_dumb's review against another edition
3.25
Some poems were good. I see the vision but hmmm Wendy cope tried too many authors styles and I didn't get to enjoy her own style
veecaswell's review against another edition
4.0
If you read any poems in this collection make sure it's 'The Teacher's Tale' at the end.
obrijana's review
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
adeslibrary's review against another edition
3.0
even though i prefer serious concerns to if i don't know, wendy cope wrote beautiful poems in this collection. especially the last one, a teacher's tale. it is a long poem, but the emotions i went through while reading this moving narrative makes it now one of my favorite poems.
other ones i liked:
by the round pond,
being boring,
an ending,
the sorrow of socks,
elegy for the northern wey,
tulips
other ones i liked:
by the round pond,
being boring,
an ending,
the sorrow of socks,
elegy for the northern wey,
tulips
jwsg's review against another edition
3.0
One of my friends passed this to me in a bid to introduce me to the joys of poetry, assuring me that it was eminently easy to grasp. I must say I rather enjoyed this initial foray away from the world of prose and into that of poetry. I found it hard to tear myself away from "A Teacher's Tale", a moving and compelling narrative of a young boy, Paul's, attempt to find his own identity and assert himself against his strict, controlling mother. Some of the musings on relationships were beautiful - Being Boring provided a contrast to Idyll. "Haiku: Looking Out of the Back Bedroom Window without My Glasses" was hilarious, as was the Stickleback Song, on the stresses of being a teacher and "The Squirrel and the Crow", on the poet's search for inspiration and the strange turn it takes.
anjelica's review
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-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
anmolkaur's review against another edition
3.0
Favourite poems: By the Round Pond, Being Boring, On a Train, He Tells Her, A Poem on the Theme of Humour, The Teachers Tale
aheuda's review
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
2.0