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Surrender to Night: Collected Poems of Georg Trakl by Georg Trakl, Will Stone

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challenging dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A

4.0

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3.0

I received a copy of this book from Net Galley in exchange for my honest review.

Georg Trakl is an Austrian poet, his work has been translated to English a number of times.
This translation had some particularly wonderful poems, however, I did feel as though some of the poems seemed a little more disjointed than what I know of Trakl's poetry.

Reading this collection of poetry reminded me of the whimsy in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Nights Dream with the atmosphere of a dark ominous thriller.

Overall, I enjoyed the atmospheric tone to this collection and the connection to nature that seemed to inspire Trakl.
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