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mila_'s review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
tense
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
5.0
Sylvia Plath blows me away every time. I see myself in her pages and find reading this almost therapeutic.
apuppetsdream's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
3.75
erinld2005's review against another edition
4.0
http://angelerin.blogspot.com/2016/03/the-collected-poems-by-sylvia-plath.html
I really enjoyed reading Sylvia Plath's poetry. Ever since I read The Bell Jar (and then googled Sylvia and learned more about her) I have been fascinated by her life and her work. I also loved her book of unabridged journals. So when I saw there was a book of her poetry I just had to buy it and read it.
Sylvia Plath's writing is just so addicting. Everything flows beautifully and I just loved so many of these poems. I had such a great time reading this book while I was out relaxing in a cabin in the woods. I still wish I was there on vacation reading this book of poetry.
These poems are just so emotional and honest. They speak to me as a woman. There is just something about Sylvia Plath's writing that I connect with at the very core of myself. I'm sure some psychiatrist would have a field day with that, but there it is.
Overall I thought The Collected Poems of Sylvia Plath was a great book of poetry that I would recommend to all Sylvia Plath fans, even if you aren't a poetry fan.
I really enjoyed reading Sylvia Plath's poetry. Ever since I read The Bell Jar (and then googled Sylvia and learned more about her) I have been fascinated by her life and her work. I also loved her book of unabridged journals. So when I saw there was a book of her poetry I just had to buy it and read it.
Sylvia Plath's writing is just so addicting. Everything flows beautifully and I just loved so many of these poems. I had such a great time reading this book while I was out relaxing in a cabin in the woods. I still wish I was there on vacation reading this book of poetry.
These poems are just so emotional and honest. They speak to me as a woman. There is just something about Sylvia Plath's writing that I connect with at the very core of myself. I'm sure some psychiatrist would have a field day with that, but there it is.
Overall I thought The Collected Poems of Sylvia Plath was a great book of poetry that I would recommend to all Sylvia Plath fans, even if you aren't a poetry fan.
dolcezzina21's review against another edition
3.0
Sylvia Plath was very interesting and intelligent and this complete collection of her poetry showcases that. I do not get or enjoy all of her poetry but I do have select favorites mostly from her earliest poems (juvenilia) and her later work. This collection was well organized and thought out. It is definitely the type of book you can return to again and again to find a new poem to love and learn something new about Sylvia Plath every time you return to it.
boqqarult's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-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
4.75
alandd's review against another edition
4.0
3.5
Leer la poesía de Plath fue una experiencia interesante, pero aburrida a veces.
Reading Plath's poetry was an interesting experience, but boring sometimes.
En muchos poemas es lo suficientemente claro lo que está pensando, lo que quiere decir, a pesar de las muchas metáforas que utiliza en ellos. Pero cuando se trata de 1960-1962, es muy difícil saber de lo que está hablando.
In many poems it's clear enough what she's thinking, what she wants to say, despite the many metaphors she uses in them. But when it comes to 1960-1962, it's really hard to know what she's speaking about.
Prefiero los poemas de Juvenilia, pero de su trabajo profesional, mi favorito es Soliloquio del Solipsista.
I prefer the Juvenilia poems, but from her professional work, my favorite one is Soliloquy of the Solipsist.
About her 1963 poems, I think is her best time, since you can see, not 100% clearly, what she was thinking.
Acerca de sus poemas de 1963, creo que es su mejor momento, ya que se puede ver, no completamente claro, lo que estaba pensando.
In many of her others texts, she's very repetitive, using the same phrases, words, the same structure, despite the ideas are different (I think they are). I lost count the number ot times I read "whiteness", "belly", "milk", "father", "dad", and other words.
En muchos de sus otros textos, es muy repetitiva, empleando las mismas frases, palabras, la misma estructura, a pesar de las ideas son diferentes (creo que lo son). He perdido la cuenta del número de veces que leí "blancura", "vientre", "leche", "padre", "papá", y otras palabras.
Not my kind of poetry, for sure.
No es mi tipo de poesía, seguro.
Leer la poesía de Plath fue una experiencia interesante, pero aburrida a veces.
Reading Plath's poetry was an interesting experience, but boring sometimes.
En muchos poemas es lo suficientemente claro lo que está pensando, lo que quiere decir, a pesar de las muchas metáforas que utiliza en ellos. Pero cuando se trata de 1960-1962, es muy difícil saber de lo que está hablando.
In many poems it's clear enough what she's thinking, what she wants to say, despite the many metaphors she uses in them. But when it comes to 1960-1962, it's really hard to know what she's speaking about.
Prefiero los poemas de Juvenilia, pero de su trabajo profesional, mi favorito es Soliloquio del Solipsista.
I prefer the Juvenilia poems, but from her professional work, my favorite one is Soliloquy of the Solipsist.
About her 1963 poems, I think is her best time, since you can see, not 100% clearly, what she was thinking.
Acerca de sus poemas de 1963, creo que es su mejor momento, ya que se puede ver, no completamente claro, lo que estaba pensando.
In many of her others texts, she's very repetitive, using the same phrases, words, the same structure, despite the ideas are different (I think they are). I lost count the number ot times I read "whiteness", "belly", "milk", "father", "dad", and other words.
En muchos de sus otros textos, es muy repetitiva, empleando las mismas frases, palabras, la misma estructura, a pesar de las ideas son diferentes (creo que lo son). He perdido la cuenta del número de veces que leí "blancura", "vientre", "leche", "padre", "papá", y otras palabras.
Not my kind of poetry, for sure.
No es mi tipo de poesía, seguro.
irreverentreader's review against another edition
1.0
So I read the Bell Jar in college and loved it. Therefore, I thought, surely I’ll love her poetry. And so I tucked in expecting the emo queen to make me experience all the feels of tangled and wrenched emotions…
…instead I got really dull and uninteresting poems about nature, Greek mythology, and medieval themes. It’s not to say it’s bad poetry, but I only like poetry that speaks of the human heart and this was not that. I’m sure she is a great poet, but I could barely keep awake reading this. Completely not what I expected.
…instead I got really dull and uninteresting poems about nature, Greek mythology, and medieval themes. It’s not to say it’s bad poetry, but I only like poetry that speaks of the human heart and this was not that. I’m sure she is a great poet, but I could barely keep awake reading this. Completely not what I expected.
babsxi's review against another edition
5.0
This collection is the one that made me fall madly in love with Sylvia.
dolcezzina21's review against another edition
3.0
Sylvia Plath was very interesting and intelligent and this complete collection of her poetry showcases that. I do not get or enjoy all of her poetry but I do have select favorites mostly from her earliest poems (juvenilia) and her later work. This collection was well organized and thought out. It is definitely the type of book you can return to again and again to find a new poem to love and learn something new about Sylvia Plath every time you return to it.