Reviews

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

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 

amarieads's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

sunshine4you's review

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

rjsreadingnook's review

5.0

Bleak, beautiful, bloody.

abitters's review against another edition

4.0

Fascinating recurring metaphor with white space consuming the language. At times brutal and raw, the poetry explores a variety of current conversations and issues. A collection that demands rereading and processing. I will be thinking of this for a while.

readingwithstardust's review

5.0

Oof.

TW:

Spoiler

talk of death, murder, and suicide

phdyke's review

dark emotional reflective sad

5.0

egilmore's review

5.0

Holy shit that was good. And viscerally depressing. And so, so good.

chickenkarmesan's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad slow-paced

5.0