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whatmayread's review
4.0
A beautiful and personal collection of poetry. Old age topics of love and loss entangled with the new and current issues we face in society. A stunning piece of work.
veecaswell's review
4.0
A new poetry collection from Charly Cox, ‘She Must Be Mad’ is a collection of honest and captivating poems that you won’t be able to stop reading.
In two parts, one part love, one part mind, ‘She Must Be Mad’ keeps it real throughout as these words make an impact using a range of different poetry styles that make for such great reading. Poems such as ‘All I Wanted Was Some Toast’ in particular is a true reflection of the impact of depression on your life and I saw myself uncomfortably in words such as this and that’s a rare and great thing.
The diversity of emotions in this books from love, heartbreak and anger blend together beautifully next to one another. Poems such as ‘Trump’ are visceral and easy to like whereas poems such as such as ‘Love Part 2′ just strike you with honesty and that rawness of emotion that just makes for a poem that’s difficult to shake off.
A book that grows up as it goes on, ‘She Must Be Mad’ is a brilliant and thought-provoking collection.
(I received an ARC from Netgalley for honest review).
In two parts, one part love, one part mind, ‘She Must Be Mad’ keeps it real throughout as these words make an impact using a range of different poetry styles that make for such great reading. Poems such as ‘All I Wanted Was Some Toast’ in particular is a true reflection of the impact of depression on your life and I saw myself uncomfortably in words such as this and that’s a rare and great thing.
The diversity of emotions in this books from love, heartbreak and anger blend together beautifully next to one another. Poems such as ‘Trump’ are visceral and easy to like whereas poems such as such as ‘Love Part 2′ just strike you with honesty and that rawness of emotion that just makes for a poem that’s difficult to shake off.
A book that grows up as it goes on, ‘She Must Be Mad’ is a brilliant and thought-provoking collection.
(I received an ARC from Netgalley for honest review).
powisamy's review
4.0
Book Review:
She Must Be Mad has been getting more buzz from people including one of my favourite YA authors, Holly Bourne. I was therefore excited to read it especially as she has been compared to Carol Ann Duffy who I have enjoyed in the past. She Must Be Mad is a great read for anyone and everyone.
I really enjoy that Charly Cox dealt with her own mental health in the book. This was something that I haven't really read in poetry and prose like this before. I again think that Cox is a good writer and conveys her emotions really well. I also connected to her story and poetry a lot, especially in her social media. The way that she also dealt with mental health and overcoming this was great. I read must of this in one sitting before YALC and I now am anxious to get my own copy so I can reread it and get more people to love it as much as I do.
The Verdict:
She Must be Mad mixes poetry and prose for a wonderful book that is so important in the age of social media.
She Must Be Mad has been getting more buzz from people including one of my favourite YA authors, Holly Bourne. I was therefore excited to read it especially as she has been compared to Carol Ann Duffy who I have enjoyed in the past. She Must Be Mad is a great read for anyone and everyone.
I really enjoy that Charly Cox dealt with her own mental health in the book. This was something that I haven't really read in poetry and prose like this before. I again think that Cox is a good writer and conveys her emotions really well. I also connected to her story and poetry a lot, especially in her social media. The way that she also dealt with mental health and overcoming this was great. I read must of this in one sitting before YALC and I now am anxious to get my own copy so I can reread it and get more people to love it as much as I do.
The Verdict:
She Must be Mad mixes poetry and prose for a wonderful book that is so important in the age of social media.
sashaxmillie's review
2.0
Really enjoyed some of the extended prose in here, but a lot of it was just giving generic Instagram poetry - which just isn’t my style.
Also I was stunned to see that the author isn’t actually plus sized after reading a whole section of poetry titled ‘she must be fat’.
Also I was stunned to see that the author isn’t actually plus sized after reading a whole section of poetry titled ‘she must be fat’.
saeverra's review
2.0
None of the poems really resonated with me? There were only two I truly enjoyed - "all i wanted was some toast" and "seaweed - for grandad". Might be more relatable to another reader.
ami__reads's review
3.0
Loved the „She must be mad“ and „She must be an adult“ section. Some of them hit really close to home especially her poem „All I wanted was some toast“.
The other two were ok. I couldn‘t identify with them so it didn‘t really do anything for me. The poems felt very personal which can be a good thing but sometimes it‘s really difficult to relate if you have never experienced something like that before.
The other two were ok. I couldn‘t identify with them so it didn‘t really do anything for me. The poems felt very personal which can be a good thing but sometimes it‘s really difficult to relate if you have never experienced something like that before.