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mskeesh's review against another edition
3.0
*** If you've seen the movie based on his life you'll know that the author had a rough childhood and experienced abandonment. Isolation is a common theme in his poems, however many also are about love; lost love, unrequited love, wondering if he'll ever find love and a wonderfully written love poem dedicated to his wife. I appreciate that the poems came straight from his heart, but some of them were very simplistic, amateurish (?). He does preface in his introduction that his "poems are usually not what I hope to convey to others, but rather, they are my way of speaking to myself. The words are my cadence combined with my spirit." Overall, it was a decent read; I finished the book in about one hour.
angelreadsthings's review against another edition
4.0
4 1/2 Stars. Very nice book. It was simple, but very evocative and touching. I'm very glad I stumbled upon this!
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