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ohclaire's review against another edition
3.0
Very interesting format and style, unfortunately I found myself easily lost. A nice short read between events tho
snoopyfigurine's review against another edition
4.0
patti smith makes me sob with every sentence. lost is such a big motif in her books and it’s prevalent here as well.
grayjay's review against another edition
4.0
This short memoir by Patti Smith darts unapologetically between poetry and prose. It is articulate yet vague. It touches down on moments from childhood, family stories, and her journey as a young woman finding a voice and playing with the role of an artist.
risemini's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Car accident
harrythesequel's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
3.75
ovenbird_reads's review against another edition
2.0
I couldn't get into this book. While it was about childhood it lacked wonder somehow. The poetry slipped often into the world of dreams and I wanted to be overcome there by shimmering images, but it never happened. The idea of the Woolgatherers, small people collecting tufts of wool from the brambles in the dead of night, was alluring, but the idea didn't take flight. I think its possible that another person will love this book, but sadly I did not and was a bit disappointed.
shellyhartner's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
4.75
"I am moved by a sense of longing to be again what I was not."
A beautiful book that straddles the line between poetry and prose, examining our pasts and futures and what it means to be a human straddling those time periods, rooted in the presence.
A beautiful book that straddles the line between poetry and prose, examining our pasts and futures and what it means to be a human straddling those time periods, rooted in the presence.