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imrereads's review
2.5
I had high hopes for this, but ultimately found it difficult to understand. I don't know if it's my lack of cultural and historical context or my unfamiliarity with beat poetry (or both), but I think a lot of this went over my head. Towards the end of the collection, I did find a few poems that I enjoyed, particularly An Asphodel and Song, and I wonder if I liked thos better because by the time I read them I had become more familiar with Ginsberg's style and his themes. I wonder if it would be helpful to read it again, perhaps after doing some research.
Graphic: Racial slurs and Addiction
_kimb's review
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Racial slurs
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