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slwones's review
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Lovely book of poems inspired by the myth of Demeter and Persephone.
maryjames's review
dark
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Kidnapping
beanreading26's review
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
anngarth8's review
Every time I read poetry I say "I should give up on any poetry except Mary Oliver" and yet for some reason I don't. I should, though.
uniskorn's review
5.0
Dove explores the mythos of Persephone and Demeter.
It's a collection of poetry about traveling, about the kidnapping and aftermath of Persephone, including Demeter's perspective. The reader is a guest in a different country, the kidnapped, the worried mother, the "other" in a different culture.
Readers can easily empathize with the roles that they might not experience, and perhaps during this time in the United States while many of us are reeling with the recent election, Dove's words speak vividly to a reality that we are experiencing. We are mother's to a country taken from our grasp, we are a homeland that sees its own people as outsiders. This collection is a call to empathy, a call to see the world and explore while embracing different cultures, a celebration of languages.
Give Dove's Mother Love a read, it inspires, it reminds, and it shows the vastness of love.
It's a collection of poetry about traveling, about the kidnapping and aftermath of Persephone, including Demeter's perspective. The reader is a guest in a different country, the kidnapped, the worried mother, the "other" in a different culture.
Readers can easily empathize with the roles that they might not experience, and perhaps during this time in the United States while many of us are reeling with the recent election, Dove's words speak vividly to a reality that we are experiencing. We are mother's to a country taken from our grasp, we are a homeland that sees its own people as outsiders. This collection is a call to empathy, a call to see the world and explore while embracing different cultures, a celebration of languages.
Give Dove's Mother Love a read, it inspires, it reminds, and it shows the vastness of love.
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