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lisaelizabhet's review
4.0
“I would love to draft a chart
of my heart rate when reading Madame Bovary”.
of my heart rate when reading Madame Bovary”.
oneskyolder's review
3.0
Honestly, I read this book last week but don’t remember much from it, so that probably says something.
I went in having high expectations because The Crying Book is one of my favorite books and I thought I would be met with that same kind of rawness, openness, and vulnerability. But Heliopause sort of just fell flat for me. It’s not a bad anthology by any means, it just didn’t make much of an impression on me. I did really enjoy the poems I Am Glad of Your Arrival and Dear Seth though!
I went in having high expectations because The Crying Book is one of my favorite books and I thought I would be met with that same kind of rawness, openness, and vulnerability. But Heliopause sort of just fell flat for me. It’s not a bad anthology by any means, it just didn’t make much of an impression on me. I did really enjoy the poems I Am Glad of Your Arrival and Dear Seth though!
tinyautomaton's review
4.0
Not my favorite of her books, so I wanted to give it 4 stars. But certain poems stuck with me, and dear seth almost made me cry.
helterskelliter's review
4.0
“…I think/ of us laughing at death/ knowing/ and not minding that death laughs back” (74)
This is a moving collection of poetry about the in-between moments of life, the bits and pieces of ourselves that we scrawl on the margins of a larger story. This collection makes poetry out of throwaway moments, asking us to reconsider the moments we try to glide over. What are we leaving behind by not appreciating them in the moment?
I really appreciate this collection and the vivid and visceral imagery. I could see the people becoming bodies falling and I could almost taste those laughs at death on my tongue, a fleeting flavor. I’m quite jealous of several line-endings and the carefully devastating attention to enjambment. Intense and poignant!
Definitely recommend~
This is a moving collection of poetry about the in-between moments of life, the bits and pieces of ourselves that we scrawl on the margins of a larger story. This collection makes poetry out of throwaway moments, asking us to reconsider the moments we try to glide over. What are we leaving behind by not appreciating them in the moment?
I really appreciate this collection and the vivid and visceral imagery. I could see the people becoming bodies falling and I could almost taste those laughs at death on my tongue, a fleeting flavor. I’m quite jealous of several line-endings and the carefully devastating attention to enjambment. Intense and poignant!
Definitely recommend~
jelen's review against another edition
4.0
Me gustó mucho la poesía, pero no las traducciones de Ezequiel Zaidenwerg.
maya_irl's review
4.0
"They say it is hard to believe
That when robots are taking pictures
Of Titan's orange ethane lakes
Poets still insist on writing about their divorces"
That when robots are taking pictures
Of Titan's orange ethane lakes
Poets still insist on writing about their divorces"
cstefko's review against another edition
3.0
3.25 stars
The sad thing is that I know if I had read this collection during college I would have loved it. But I suppose my taste has changed. These poems were just a touch too whimsical at times for me, and although the collection is definitely cohesive in feel/technique, I didn't come away with a strong impression of themes. Perhaps a sense of existential dread permeating throughout? I will say the collections improves as it goes on, and I quite liked the "Dear Seth" series. Overall, I just think there's an aloofness to Christle's poems that is such a stark contrast to her prose work in [b:The Crying Book|43835525|The Crying Book|Heather Christle|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1555075317l/43835525._SY75_.jpg|68216202], which felt very welcoming and generous. Not the reading experience I was expecting to have!
The sad thing is that I know if I had read this collection during college I would have loved it. But I suppose my taste has changed. These poems were just a touch too whimsical at times for me, and although the collection is definitely cohesive in feel/technique, I didn't come away with a strong impression of themes. Perhaps a sense of existential dread permeating throughout? I will say the collections improves as it goes on, and I quite liked the "Dear Seth" series. Overall, I just think there's an aloofness to Christle's poems that is such a stark contrast to her prose work in [b:The Crying Book|43835525|The Crying Book|Heather Christle|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1555075317l/43835525._SY75_.jpg|68216202], which felt very welcoming and generous. Not the reading experience I was expecting to have!
kefas's review
4.0
I wish I knew what to say about this book. I think a lot of these poems went over my head, and that’s ok. “Elegy for Neil Armstrong” always makes me cry, from the first time I saw it on Twitter (that’s actually the reason I picked up this book). And there’s something about “Dear Seth,” I just can’t describe it. The pull of space throughout, the clever use of language and punctuation and structure... these poems are so varied and so innovative and so real. Yes.
aquahriana's review
4.0
This is one of those poetry collections I'll have to read at least once more and think about the poems a bit.