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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
dark
fast-paced
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
It felt very fragmented and ephemeral. I feel like there could have been more, and the reader was held at arms’ length away from the core of the writing.
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
challenging
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Grief
this will definitely warrant a reread from me. I am not a big poetry guy so framing a short story as a long-form poem is not the weight of my heart. however, I can acknowledge objectively good writing and there was plenty of it here. as to whether the sentiments dealing with grief and loss offered anything new or original I will have to chew on for a while. My first impression is, while it expresses some beautiful ideas, it is mostly compiling them rather than generating them.
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
'For a souvenir, for a warning, for a lick of night in the morning.
For a little break in the mourning'.
For a little break in the mourning'.
A beautiful, challenging book about grief and about life. I think seeing Porter speak/perform live definitely helped me approach this, as his manner on stage is definitely well translated into his writing. Often non-conventional but always striking, I'd highly recommend Grief... for an exploration of the titular experience as well as just a beautiful at life.
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced