Reviews

Eyes Bottle Dark with a Mouthful of Flowers: Poems by Jake Skeets

greeniezona's review

dark reflective

4.5

debbiecollectsbooks's review against another edition

3.0

Poetry

This is a short book of very dark poetry. If you are looking for light hearted poetry, move along. If you are looking for deep soul searching, thought provoking, imagry, this is a great read for you.

allikay14's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

kayleigh214's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

gabbygarcia's review

challenging emotional reflective 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

3.0

cantfindmybookmark's review

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

reeeeiddddddddd's review

emotional reflective relaxing fast-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

4.5

christinaj1021's review

challenging dark reflective sad fast-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

3.0

Admittedly poetry is a genre I struggle with, so my rating shouldn't be a reflection of the actual quality! Check out other reviews first.

I think this is the type of poetry you have to be in the right headspace for. It is dark, raw, real, and honestly depressing (but not in a bad way?). It highlights queerness, small Indigenous community traumatic events, death, use and abuse of land, and much more. It was heavy and the language was thick.

cardboard_triptych's review against another edition

emotional reflective

3.75

anamazim's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

"The Indian Capital of the World", "In the Fields", "Naked", and "Dear Brother" were my favorite