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bucketoffish's review against another edition
2.0
I liked Ferry's translations of classic works, but I thought his own poems were less interesting in terms of subject matter and imagery. I felt like a lot of them were meandering and pointless. If I were to read one of his books again I would stick with a translation.
littlebookjockey's review against another edition
3.0
I felt that the translations took away from the original poems. I found myself comparing Virgil's and Ferry's words and styles.
Read the review on my blog here.
Read the review on my blog here.
abetterbradley's review against another edition
2.0
This book won the 2012 National Book Award for poetry. I'm beginning to realize that all awards are subjective. It was an okay book but I wasn't blown away.
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