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guinness74's review
3.0
It was difficult getting through the poetry with significant amounts of symbolism that wasn’t terribly transparent. However, the stories were ideal. Very enjoyable and a pleasure to read. The plays/broadcasts were slightly odd, but they did hold my interest like the stories. Overall, fairly decent.
paperstainedink's review
4.0
Poetry 5/5, but the stories lowered the quality for me. Not a fan of his tales as much as I am his poetry.
rachel_young's review
3.0
A bit cheeky marking this as read as it probably won’t be fully “read” for many years.
I was tempted by this when I saw it on sale as I really love Under Milk Wood and some of Dylan’s most famous poems (we probably all know the one I’m talking about) so I wanted to have my own copy. I picked out a range of other poems to read, some of them I really enjoyed but it’s safe to say his work can be impenetrable to the average reader without some written context or additional notes. I think this collection is really missing that. Nevertheless, I love the way he writes about nature and about Wales - his words read beautifully even when you aren’t sure what he’s writing about. I l enjoyed his stories being included as well and it’s nice to have it all in one book.
Anyway, I’m gonna go listen to Under Milk Wood now. To begin at the beginning...
I was tempted by this when I saw it on sale as I really love Under Milk Wood and some of Dylan’s most famous poems (we probably all know the one I’m talking about) so I wanted to have my own copy. I picked out a range of other poems to read, some of them I really enjoyed but it’s safe to say his work can be impenetrable to the average reader without some written context or additional notes. I think this collection is really missing that. Nevertheless, I love the way he writes about nature and about Wales - his words read beautifully even when you aren’t sure what he’s writing about. I l enjoyed his stories being included as well and it’s nice to have it all in one book.
Anyway, I’m gonna go listen to Under Milk Wood now. To begin at the beginning...
earlgreybooks's review
4.0
I liked the poetry and stories in here a lot—there are some really beautiful lines. I wasn't so fussed on the broadcasts or Under Milk Wood.
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