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graypeape's review against another edition
4.0
I admittedly am unfamiliar with Elizabeth Bishop, and knowing something about her would add to enjoying this book, I believe. I did google her after finishing it, and reread, and it did help. This is about her early years, growing up in Nova Scotia with her maternal grandparents, and goes through her daily life and surroundings, based on Bishop's writings later in life. Snippets of her poetry are added in, sometimes hitting, sometimes missing. The subject matter is interesting, as a peek into her world, but the execution is a bit stiff, a touch flat. The introduction and postscript were more lively however. The illustrations are very engaging- I enjoyed the combination of detailed drawings and collage, and they highlighted the text nicely. 3.5 stars, rounded up to 4.
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bookishcoven's review against another edition
3.0
The ARC of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
This book tells the story of Elizabeth Bishop's childhood in Nova Scotia and the extracts of her poems seem to fit the story perfectly. But. most times, my attention was drawn to the drawings and pictures of the book instead of to the text itself. Even though it was short I found it not that easy to keep on reading it for a long period of time because the writing style wasn't really my cup of tea. However, I'm not trying to say I didn't enjoy this tale because I did- specially the art style. Nevertheless, the plot seemed kinda flat. Still I feel like children would probably appreciate this book more because it's visually stunning.
I'm full of hymns by the way... and I often catch echoes of them in my own poems.
This book tells the story of Elizabeth Bishop's childhood in Nova Scotia and the extracts of her poems seem to fit the story perfectly. But. most times, my attention was drawn to the drawings and pictures of the book instead of to the text itself. Even though it was short I found it not that easy to keep on reading it for a long period of time because the writing style wasn't really my cup of tea. However, I'm not trying to say I didn't enjoy this tale because I did- specially the art style. Nevertheless, the plot seemed kinda flat. Still I feel like children would probably appreciate this book more because it's visually stunning.
I'm full of hymns by the way... and I often catch echoes of them in my own poems.
librarianryan's review
1.0
This book was way too long, way to wordy, and way to boring for a picture book. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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