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josemclr's review against another edition
5.0
Está muy bonito y solo diré eso porque me dejó drenado (pero en en el buen sentido). Bueno, no. Sí tengo algunas cosas que decir:
1) Me encantó la cohesión entre todos los poemas y que tuvieran un hilo conector. Todos de alguna forma hablan del amor, la guerra y la creación artística y ¿la manera en cómo Siken relaciona y maneja estos tres conceptos? Me dejó helado.
2) Las imágenes aquí son magníficas. Se podría decir que en este poemario Siken, más que como un poeta, se ve como un pintor. A momentos reemplaza su pluma por un pincel y nos lleva a un recorrido por el museo de sus pensamientos. En mi opinión, este es el punto fuerte del poemario.
3) No quiero compararlo con Crush porque ambos son hermosos y tienen mucho mérito pero creo que el primero se me hizo un poco (solo un poco) más fácil de digerir. Quizá necesita leerlo en un momento menos estresante para disfrutarlo mejor pero aún así me gustó mucho, de verdad.
1) Me encantó la cohesión entre todos los poemas y que tuvieran un hilo conector. Todos de alguna forma hablan del amor, la guerra y la creación artística y ¿la manera en cómo Siken relaciona y maneja estos tres conceptos? Me dejó helado.
2) Las imágenes aquí son magníficas. Se podría decir que en este poemario Siken, más que como un poeta, se ve como un pintor. A momentos reemplaza su pluma por un pincel y nos lleva a un recorrido por el museo de sus pensamientos. En mi opinión, este es el punto fuerte del poemario.
3) No quiero compararlo con Crush porque ambos son hermosos y tienen mucho mérito pero creo que el primero se me hizo un poco (solo un poco) más fácil de digerir. Quizá necesita leerlo en un momento menos estresante para disfrutarlo mejor pero aún así me gustó mucho, de verdad.
synthetic_and_saturnine's review against another edition
4.0
‘someone has to leave first. this is a very old story. there is no other version of this story.’
richard siken the man that u are (i’m sobbing)
richard siken the man that u are (i’m sobbing)
lbarsk's review against another edition
4.0
Might up this to five stars once I've read more of it, but even on first read it is SO GOOD. I love how there are little touches and characters that evolve throughout the collection, and to read Siken that isn't from Crush is honestly just so exciting and new that there was no way I wasn't going to enjoy it. I think Crush is a better work because of its individual pieces, but War of the Foxes is really beautiful as a whole.
novaturient_bibliophile's review against another edition
4.0
I’ve read this twice, and this review is from my second time reading it (my first re-read).
The only reason that I’m not giving it five stars is because it was oftentimes very hard to understand. But that’s not the book’s fault, I’m just not smart enough for it (and I don’t read poetry enough). I must say, though, I love the way that Richard Siken says things. The lines are just so impactful and almost ethereal. Like, when I am reading his poetry, I am on a completely different plane of existence. The mix of metaphors and bluntness is brilliant, also. Not to mention, so many of the poems had me going, “This could be a Hozier song” (which is one of the highest compliments that I could give).
This book made me feel torn open and displayed, like I’m the frog on the dissection table. The portrayal of human flaws and the commentary on art and purpose was rather relatable as well.
The first time I read this (a year or so ago), I marked lines with sticky note tabs as I was reading. The difference between the lines that I marked the first time and the ones that stood out to me this time is fascinating, to say the least.
The only reason that I’m not giving it five stars is because it was oftentimes very hard to understand. But that’s not the book’s fault, I’m just not smart enough for it (and I don’t read poetry enough). I must say, though, I love the way that Richard Siken says things. The lines are just so impactful and almost ethereal. Like, when I am reading his poetry, I am on a completely different plane of existence. The mix of metaphors and bluntness is brilliant, also. Not to mention, so many of the poems had me going, “This could be a Hozier song” (which is one of the highest compliments that I could give).
This book made me feel torn open and displayed, like I’m the frog on the dissection table. The portrayal of human flaws and the commentary on art and purpose was rather relatable as well.
The first time I read this (a year or so ago), I marked lines with sticky note tabs as I was reading. The difference between the lines that I marked the first time and the ones that stood out to me this time is fascinating, to say the least.