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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
challenging
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reflective
relaxing
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Absolutely beautiful poetry in this book. The performance by Robin Field is expressive and passionate.
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
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How do you review classics? They are that for a reason.
I will say I was amazed at how long each poem was.
I will say I was amazed at how long each poem was.
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slow-paced
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I’ve always really enjoyed Whitman, but reading Leaves of Grass in its entirety was a doozy (intentionally?). I was consistently in awe at how he covers the scope of human experience across the globe; he is, truly, the epitome of American romanticism. However, while this is the work’s strength, it is also its pitfall. He utilizes the same methodology and style to approach these, increasingly similar, concepts throughout the collection, and this begins to really wear you down. On the other hand, he writes with brilliant lyricism and you finish the work, truly feeling like a part of every human experience. While I enjoyed this work, I wouldn’t recommend reading the entire collection unless you really wanted to.
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Complicated
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I’ve never hated such a beautiful book. Took me 1 year to read. Probably better read out loud and in short segments. I WILL NEVER DNF
Read this if you need to inject a spark of hope and optimism into your life. Also good to read while traveling to New York City, because you'll want to get up on the train and start shouting "I CAN HEAR YOU TOO, WALT WHITMAN! I WILL KISS YOU ON THE MOUTH ACROSS THE CENTURIES!" or some insane shit like that. Is his boundless optimism tiring? Surprisingly no. (Well, sometimes). I mean, does he come across as a little bit patronizing to everyone else in the entire world? A little, but he's so real and honest and empathetic that it very much comes across as "ok, like, he very much was a white man in the 19th century, so his ego is a little bit coddled and that shows through, but that does not dampen his genius or his kindness and joy and love towards his fellow humans". A must-read for any poetry fan, I think. Whitman listing different types of boats and rambling to himself about how sometimes he's sleepy or whatever... can hit just as hard as the most eloquently written excerpt from a more gifted wordsmith, because he infuses it with that spirit that he would call quintessentially American.
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emotional
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hopeful
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lighthearted
slow-paced
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A bit repetitive for me, beautiful nonetheless.