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trishwah's review against another edition
4.0
Interesting art. I expected it to be more interspersed with the poetry. Learned a lot about the revision of Whitman's poetry.
reba_reads_books's review against another edition
5.0
Required reading for anyone with interests at the intersection of classic literature, poetry, and queer history.
liketheday's review against another edition
2.0
I picked this up because I really enjoyed a discussion of it on a podcast I listen to, but clearly I wasn't listening closely enough to understand what I was actually getting in this book. Having never read Walt Whitman (outside of maybe a poem in an English class?), I didn't have enough of a connection to the person or to these poems in their later form to find their "true" form all that interesting. The illustrations were beautiful, but I didn't really feel a connection between them and the poems. I actually found the end matter - some background into Whitman and his body of work - to be the most interesting part of this collection. I think I may have to obtain Leaves of Grass, read it a few times, and then come back to this book to appreciate it better.
librarygeek611's review against another edition
4.0
A beautiful ode to Whitman and one of his later found poems. I’d never read Whitman before this book and it was a nice introduction to but also part biography. Great for anyone who loves Whitman, art or poetry.
tfredenburg's review against another edition
emotional
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inspiring
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medium-paced
5.0
Incredible collection of poetry enhanced by Selznick's artwork. I found Karbiener's analysis and contextual writing at the end useful for understanding the poems on a deeper level. I continue to revist the immense happiness of III.
laurenmckane's review against another edition
emotional
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informative
inspiring
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fast-paced
3.25
yvesdot's review against another edition
5.0
Karen Karbiener's poignant commentary is the cherry on top of this volume, with beautiful art from Brian Selznick sandwiching a simple, emotional sequence of poems about everything from first love to heartbreak, and all the joyous and terrifying things in between. A perfect gift for any lover of poetry, art, or love itself.