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lafoliedujour's review against another edition
3.0
"to be understood,
to be more than pure light
that burns
where no one is—"
---
"Every morning I walk like this around
the pond, thinking: if the doors of my heart
ever close, I am as good as dead."
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"All else is peripheral,
remote, unfelt. The connections have broken."
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"each of them, though it stands
in a crowd of many,
like a separate universe,
is lonely, the long work
of turning their lives
into a celebration
is not easy."
to be more than pure light
that burns
where no one is—"
---
"Every morning I walk like this around
the pond, thinking: if the doors of my heart
ever close, I am as good as dead."
---
"All else is peripheral,
remote, unfelt. The connections have broken."
---
"each of them, though it stands
in a crowd of many,
like a separate universe,
is lonely, the long work
of turning their lives
into a celebration
is not easy."
geliopoulos's review against another edition
5.0
reading mary oliver at six in the morning was decidedly Not The Move
chloenavara's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
_quinnsreads's review
emotional
relaxing
sad
4.5
"Sometimes what’s wrong does not hurt at all, but rather
shines like a new moon."
This summed up the poignant feeling I had of reading dream work. I had been sleeping on Mary Oliver for a long time. Everybody kept telling me this one is a real deal. Wish I had read it during my previous years.
shines like a new moon."
This summed up the poignant feeling I had of reading dream work. I had been sleeping on Mary Oliver for a long time. Everybody kept telling me this one is a real deal. Wish I had read it during my previous years.
courtneysbooks's review against another edition
4.0
Not my absolute favorite, but still excellent nonetheless
antennaclasses's review against another edition
5.0
I read Devotions prior to this, so I was initially expecting something very pleasant and occasionally provoking but nothing super cutting. What I got was actually a much more varied and angry and stark collection than I had expected. The various modes this book adopts fill out her visionary and poetic scope in such surprising ways to me—even as her poetry remains very readable and digestible—and I am so glad I finally got to read an actual collection from her.
mcrammal's review against another edition
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Mary Oliver had such a firm grasp the human experience. Everything of hers resonates so deeply, sometimes even in places I wasn’t aware existed within me.
fcukingspacequeen's review against another edition
5.0
If you've seen wild geese doing the rounds on social media and you love it, I can pretty much guarantee you'll love this entire book. Hopeful, heartfelt and incredibly beautiful. A fast and easy new favourite. Very much comfort poetry, in my opinion.