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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
adored the muteness to this, and it gripped me until the end. i'm doing a cleaning spree of books on my phone that have been digitally rotting since last year, and bright dead things left a bitter aftertaste. this, however, was very good. really liked how the poems are structured individually, and how from top to bottom olds sweeps the reader with the language. austere and precise like an affectionate gunshot. really want to read more.
Pretty raw.
Not sure if this was the right place to start with Olds' body of work, but I did find some standouts in the collection. The Cannery, 1942-1945 was so visceral, I could see the words. The Scare was one that I read several times and that stayed with me.
Not sure if this was the right place to start with Olds' body of work, but I did find some standouts in the collection. The Cannery, 1942-1945 was so visceral, I could see the words. The Scare was one that I read several times and that stayed with me.
I read half of it and can't continue anymore. I don't care about you or your tits or your family, Sharon. I. Don't. Care. This might even be the worst poetry book I've ever picked up.
Around the Year in 52 Books 2021: A book by an author whose career spanned more than 21 years.
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
I picked up this book because I saw the first poem in it, "Everything", on twitter and it hit me really hard. I did like the book, but that one piece had (perhaps unfairly) raised my expectations pretty high.