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jasondcrane's review against another edition
5.0
I've never read anything that so perfectly encapsulates the highs of being in love and the devastation of loss.
meg_dyer's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.5
chaya_v's review
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
I read this because it was mentioned in Pages for You. Also because I'm trying to read new genre and this is a poetry book.
It was very beautiful to read and I liked how it was still a story. This helped as I don't usually read poetry. However, I think most of this kind of went over my head. Despite this, I dont think it was hard to read as such, the pages flowed nicely, etc. I just think I didn't get everything I could've out of it.
It was very beautiful to read and I liked how it was still a story. This helped as I don't usually read poetry. However, I think most of this kind of went over my head. Despite this, I dont think it was hard to read as such, the pages flowed nicely, etc. I just think I didn't get everything I could've out of it.
em_harring's review against another edition
3.0
[probably more around the 2.5 mark]
I wanted to love this so much. And, some poems are utterly fantastic. But, so much of the collection adds nothing (I feel) to the overall narrative? And, I wanted way more poems about the lover leaving. Five poems? Out of 212 pages of poetry? Why?
Overall, I will certainly think about a couple of the poems in the near future, because they're beautiful and well structured. But, the collection as a whole was kind of a disappointment.
I wanted to love this so much. And, some poems are utterly fantastic. But, so much of the collection adds nothing (I feel) to the overall narrative? And, I wanted way more poems about the lover leaving. Five poems? Out of 212 pages of poetry? Why?
Overall, I will certainly think about a couple of the poems in the near future, because they're beautiful and well structured. But, the collection as a whole was kind of a disappointment.
maenad_wordsmith's review against another edition
5.0
This sonnet sequence is one of my favorites. I read it as part of a undergrad independent study when I was writing my first sonnet sequence, and I found it inspiring and beautiful. I'm currently working on my third collection of sonnets, and I occasionally reread some of Marilyn Hacker's poems when I'm trying to attract my muse.
luisvilla's review against another edition
4.0
I was unprepared for this on so many different levels at nineteen.