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floralexistentialist's review
4.0
“if i read a book and it makes my whole body so cold no fire can ever warm me, i know that is poetry. if i feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off, i know that is poetry. these are the only ways i know it. is there any other way?”
emily dickinson..... the things you wrote? who gave you the right? every other page there something new to tear my heart open. and you were just casually writing to the people in your life, spitting mad poetry! you simply astonish me.
emily dickinson..... the things you wrote? who gave you the right? every other page there something new to tear my heart open. and you were just casually writing to the people in your life, spitting mad poetry! you simply astonish me.
saradallapalma's review
dark
emotional
relaxing
slow-paced
3.5
Mi sono avvicinata alla figura di Emily Dickinson grazie alla serie tv (che trovate su Apple TV): perciò l'anno scorso mi sono fatta regalare questo libro con le sue lettere.
Per quanto fossi emozionata nel leggerlo, devo dire che molte parti mi hanno annoiato e mi sono sembrate un po' ripetitive. Alcune lettere tendono, in succo, a dire le stesse cose e questo un po' annoia. E' stato, però, bellissimo scoprire la vera Emily, attraverso la sua scrittura ma soprattutto le sue passioni. Leggendo queste lettere è chiaro come Emily amasse la vita, i fiori e le persone a lei vicino e questo costante amore per tutto e tutti trapela dalle sue lettere.
Per quanto fossi emozionata nel leggerlo, devo dire che molte parti mi hanno annoiato e mi sono sembrate un po' ripetitive. Alcune lettere tendono, in succo, a dire le stesse cose e questo un po' annoia. E' stato, però, bellissimo scoprire la vera Emily, attraverso la sua scrittura ma soprattutto le sue passioni. Leggendo queste lettere è chiaro come Emily amasse la vita, i fiori e le persone a lei vicino e questo costante amore per tutto e tutti trapela dalle sue lettere.
academy252's review
4.0
Fascinating read.... I wish there had been some historical background with the letters. I will need to read a biography in addition to the book of letters. Dickinson is a very intriguing woman.
julietisthesun's review against another edition
challenging
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
bookwormed's review
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
✉️ LETTERS by Emily Dickinson ✉️
For #TheFierceWomenBookclub we read this collection of letters by Emily Dickinson back in April. I had no idea what to expect since I haven't even read any poetry by Dickinson, so I went in completely open-minded. The letters were written with love and attention, Dickinson wrote such beautiful prose! I did not like that the letters weren't in chronological order but divided by theme, which made it difficult to understand the timeline. Other than that, it was great and I can't wait to read some of Emily Dickinson's poetry.
For #TheFierceWomenBookclub we read this collection of letters by Emily Dickinson back in April. I had no idea what to expect since I haven't even read any poetry by Dickinson, so I went in completely open-minded. The letters were written with love and attention, Dickinson wrote such beautiful prose! I did not like that the letters weren't in chronological order but divided by theme, which made it difficult to understand the timeline. Other than that, it was great and I can't wait to read some of Emily Dickinson's poetry.
iseefeelings's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
These letters were casually writing to friends and family but it could astonish readers by revealing a pure poet at heart.
Emily Dickinson had been a mysterious individual to me before I read this book and she remains so even after I finished it. Each letter to a recipient painted a different version of her (yet still genuine) and somehow, there is still a part that I could feel she was hiding among the gaps of those letters. Emily Dickinson appeared through these letters as a private person and a genius with words. Each celebration, condolence and sympathy was distinctively written. She also used metaphors so marvellously that I had to pause and dive deeper.
It can be a good book to open at random and revisit a page or two from time to time.
This is the first title I got in the Everyman’s Library sets (specifically, the Pocket Poet Series). I am pleased with the book design so much and I hope to acquire more books from this series soon.
Emily Dickinson had been a mysterious individual to me before I read this book and she remains so even after I finished it. Each letter to a recipient painted a different version of her (yet still genuine) and somehow, there is still a part that I could feel she was hiding among the gaps of those letters. Emily Dickinson appeared through these letters as a private person and a genius with words. Each celebration, condolence and sympathy was distinctively written. She also used metaphors so marvellously that I had to pause and dive deeper.
It can be a good book to open at random and revisit a page or two from time to time.
This is the first title I got in the Everyman’s Library sets (specifically, the Pocket Poet Series). I am pleased with the book design so much and I hope to acquire more books from this series soon.