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mariely277's review against another edition
5.0
Absolutely loved this collection of poems which depict the world during the pandemic (both in 1918 and 2020) and after. Beautiful words so intricately interwoven to bring forth the heart and soul of the poet and the people. I will keep and carry these words with me.
dibiz116's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.0
nwordsmith's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
inspiring
fast-paced
5.0
Absolutely beautiful and breathtaking words and imagery. I loved the inventive word play. This book is one best savored a few poems at a time. I can tell I will revisit it to reread many many times.
turophile's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
This book will make you want to read more poetry. Truly outstanding. It took me over a year to finish the book because each poem, each line makes you sit and thing. Almost all of it is set during the pandemic, and is a meditation on what we faced. Would this be as impactful to those who did not live through COVID? Probably would because she brings in so many timeless themes. It may not hit the same to hit everyone, but the poems will hit you. So well done.
clougreen's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
4.0
I am not one to normally enjoy or be moved by poetry, but I found myself feeling so much when reading Amanda's poems. The descriptive narrative and creative word play throughout invokes memories of emotions felt when it was written. Some poems felt much more impactful than others, but the ones that hit hit me hard.
thekaitlinreads's review against another edition
2.0
1.5 stars rounded up
This was an incredibly rushed collection that lacked depth and nuance. The entire collection being about covid and previous viruses became incredibly repetitive, and somehow feels irrelevant now in 2023. Each poem being written in a collective "we" perspective feels hollow and impersonal, and certain poems contained a Seuss-esque rhyme scheme that seem immature for a Harvard graduated writer. Her poetry is not poorly written; it is innocuous and underwhelming.
This was an incredibly rushed collection that lacked depth and nuance. The entire collection being about covid and previous viruses became incredibly repetitive, and somehow feels irrelevant now in 2023. Each poem being written in a collective "we" perspective feels hollow and impersonal, and certain poems contained a Seuss-esque rhyme scheme that seem immature for a Harvard graduated writer. Her poetry is not poorly written; it is innocuous and underwhelming.