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chopeclark's review against another edition
3.0
I read the book pretty quickly. I did find eight to ten poems that I dog-eared the page for, but so much of this felt like the leftovers that had no place else to go. His frivolous stuff, maybe? Maybe they felt there needed to be a final resting place for some of his work, leaving nothing unpublished? Just felt like an odd assortment. Like another review said, the Foreword by his son was the best part of the book.
soupgrrl's review against another edition
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
3.0
siya_flow's review against another edition
5.0
Писать о сборниках трудно. Писать об этом сборнике -- сложно вдвойне. Произведения собраные под обложкой The Flame не являются написанными позже уже опубликованных в вышедших ранее сборниках Коэна. Сборник покрывает десятки лет творчества поэта, включая в себя последние годы его работы и жизни, о нем нельзя говорить как об этапе или периоде в творчестве. Но, я думаю, The Flame можно считать неким итогом, взглядом назад.
Коэн умел воспроизводить жизнь в своих стихах. Такой как она есть. Превознося и показывая без прикрас в одно и то же время. Он умел ценить любое явление, воздавать дань всему происходящему, так как все что с нами случается , взлеты ли или падения -- важно. Он умел видеть красоту в нашей людской ничтожности и парадоксальную важность этой самой ничтожности. В своем творчестве Леонард Коэн предстает перед читателем/слушателем человеком, а не неким "великим" образом. И именно это и является величием.
Коэн умел воспроизводить жизнь в своих стихах. Такой как она есть. Превознося и показывая без прикрас в одно и то же время. Он умел ценить любое явление, воздавать дань всему происходящему, так как все что с нами случается , взлеты ли или падения -- важно. Он умел видеть красоту в нашей людской ничтожности и парадоксальную важность этой самой ничтожности. В своем творчестве Леонард Коэн предстает перед читателем/слушателем человеком, а не неким "великим" образом. И именно это и является величием.
katewm's review against another edition
5.0
Such a great collection. I recommend listening to the audiobook first, as I think that some of these poems are meant to be heard rather than read, and then going back and reading the book more closely.
tm39's review against another edition
4.0
leonard cohen!!! <3
this collection is so wonderful and interesting. like with any collection (whether that be poetry, short stories, essays, etc.) this book has hits & misses. overall, though, it was amazing. cohen’s mind was GENIUS & MASSIVE! so many great great great pieces in here. i’ll miss him forever :,(
here’s some fave excerpts:
“because there was never anything better
I did in the human world
than to lie down in the fields of frankincense
with you”
-
“You took my ring
and threw it in the garbage
I’ve been looking thru
the garbage ever since
if you find yourself
beside the city dump sometime
you’ll find it covered
with my fingerprints”
-
“I see you in windows
that open so wide
there’s nothing beyond them,
and nothing inside.
You take off your sandals
you shake out your hair,
your beauty dismantled
and worn everywhere.
The story’s been written.
The letter’s been sealed.
You gave me a lily,
but now it’s a field.”
- Full Employment
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+ so many more beautiful & sad & touching quotes
this collection is so wonderful and interesting. like with any collection (whether that be poetry, short stories, essays, etc.) this book has hits & misses. overall, though, it was amazing. cohen’s mind was GENIUS & MASSIVE! so many great great great pieces in here. i’ll miss him forever :,(
here’s some fave excerpts:
“because there was never anything better
I did in the human world
than to lie down in the fields of frankincense
with you”
-
“You took my ring
and threw it in the garbage
I’ve been looking thru
the garbage ever since
if you find yourself
beside the city dump sometime
you’ll find it covered
with my fingerprints”
-
“I see you in windows
that open so wide
there’s nothing beyond them,
and nothing inside.
You take off your sandals
you shake out your hair,
your beauty dismantled
and worn everywhere.
The story’s been written.
The letter’s been sealed.
You gave me a lily,
but now it’s a field.”
- Full Employment
-
+ so many more beautiful & sad & touching quotes
doesemilyread's review against another edition
4.0
I am very glad this was my introduction into poetry. I can’t wait to explore it more in the future!!
phonecharm's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this book like nothing else. I carried it with my everywhere for weeks after finishing it, I even wrote notes in the book (a sin by my standards) but I did it because I loved this work so much. I read it at work, I read it before sleeping and I read it over and over.
As always Leonard Cohen has a type of poetic music that is in all of his words. Not a word seems out of place or wasted. Each page flows into the next with such ease. Shout out to that 1990 Christian Slater film for introducing me to Cohen when I was 14.
As always Leonard Cohen has a type of poetic music that is in all of his words. Not a word seems out of place or wasted. Each page flows into the next with such ease. Shout out to that 1990 Christian Slater film for introducing me to Cohen when I was 14.